Wiretapping of u. S. Citizens is iscussed by joshua geltz good morning, this is friday, february 2. Even though the house and senate are not in legislative session today, it could turn out to be a very significant day here in washington. As you have probably heard, the president is poised to possibly approve the release today of a classified memo that the republicans alleged shows improper surveillance of one of the president s armor campaign aides. President s former campaign aides. We want to get your thoughts on what is being called the release of the nunez memo. If you agree with the release of the house intelligence memo, call this number 202 7488000. If you disagree, 202 7488001 is your number to call. And you can also weigh in on social media. You can comment on twitter, or on facebook. We will start things off with billy house, the Congressional Correspondent bloomberg news. You this from the top, if could. Explain for our viewers what this memo is all about and why it has beco
At some archival pictures from the Watergate Complex, which is a hotel office and condo here in washington, d. C. Our phone lines are open. Were dividing them among democrats, republicans and independents. 2027488001 for republicans. 2027488000 if youre a democrat. For independents, 2027488002. Joining us on social media, send us a tweet, cspanwj, or on facebook. And good sunday morning. Thanks very much for being with us. We want to talk about watergate some. Say there are potential parallels to where we are today. Tell us what you think. This is first from u. P. I. , which takes a look at the resignation of Richard Nicks sandon how the events unfolded 26 months earlier with the breakin at the Watergate Complex. A 26month saga that morphed slowly into perhaps the greatest political catastrophe in American History and saw the only resignation ever of a u. S. President grew out of a small washington, d. C. , office suite exactly 45 years ago. It was just after midnight on june 17, 1972,
Be falling back into the single figures for many areas, including the southeast later in the day. As we had through sunday night, it stays quite blustery. Monday, we look to the atlantic for the next area of low pressure which will sleep in through the course of the day. It starts dry, bright and sunshine on monday. It will be heavy and persistent for many Western Areas. Snow affecting the north pier nines. North pennines. Temperatures will rise again out was those Gale Force Winds sweep across the country. Heres another fairly deep area of low pressure. This will feed and more rain, persistent and heavy at times, but on saturday to existing flooding problems. It will scoop up some very mild air indeed, particularly across the south of the countrys. Temperatures touching 1415d countrys. Temperatures touching iii isd for a time. Through wednesday, we have a run of strong westerly winds that will bring in blustery showers. Some snow on the hills of scotland. Even further south will be a
Five bullets for his freedom. Welcome to the lead. Im john berman in for jake tapper today. We do begin with the politics lead. And the president s thanksgiving eve twitter tear as he spends the holiday at maralago. President trump hit all the typical dinner table conversation starters, football, the economy, hillary clinton, and, of course, the fact that lavar ball is probably skipping the president when its his turn to say what he is grateful for. All of this weighing on the president s mind as he later tweeted about the u. S. Navy plane which crashed near japan with three people still missing. Well have much more on that story in just a moment, but first, we want to go to cnns senior White House Correspondent in jeff zeleny in west palm beach. And, jeff, the president says he will be working from what he loves to call the winter white house. Reporter good afternoon, john. The president started bright and early here this morning. Just about the same time the sun was coming up, saying
With great interest around the world hows it going. But first we head to the Central African republic by land in ruins and rarely heard about a reporter brings us up to date. From the late one nine hundred century until one thousand nine hundred sixty the Central African republic was a french colony and it declared independence instead of a democratic government being installed the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats including the notorious emperor because the first since then there have been a series of military put chits the last coup was in two thousand and thirteen for decades numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims have fought over the countrys commodities fertile meadowlands gold and diamonds thousands of people have been killed while others have fled to neighboring countries like chad cameroon. And the democratic republic of congo according to the uns Refugee Agency around five hundred forty five thousand five hundred peo