I wrote for a Foreign Government and i had no idea. A dupe in an apparent russian plot. An unsuspecting journalists tells how he was hired to help in an attempt to meddle in a u. S. President ial election. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im michael holmes, and this is cnn newsroom. Well, lets start with the story that has triggered outrage from u. S. Military veterans and a flood of angry denials from the white house. A former Senior Trump Administration official now confirming to cnn the accusations in the atlantic magazine. That the president , donald trump, insulted u. S. War dead during a 2018 trip to france. Other news outlets including fox news and the New York Times also corroborating parts of this report. But the president and others in his orbit strongly denying it, still. And now theres a new wrinkle involving vietnam. Cnns Jeremy Diamond with the details. Reporter well, the white house is still reeling from this report in
Im kim brbrunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. We begin in california where recordbreaking temperatures are fueling devastating wildfires. Los angeles county just west of where the el dorado fire is burning recorded the highest ever temperature on sunday, 121 degrees fahrenheit. Thats close to 50 degrees celsius. The Climate Crisis is straining the power grid forcing them to ask californians to conserve power. They lifted the power emergency. No rolling Power Outages are necessary. Today they are expanding mandatory evacuation orders around the el dorado area. They warned people on boats of dangerous smoke and ash. Well show you the satellite imagery facing much of the american west. Multiple major fires still burning on sunday. Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in california this year. Now thats triple threat of heat, smoke, and flames is a major challenge for firefighters. Cnns paul bercamen reports from venice, california. Reporter another brutal weekend of fire and heat th
Youre counting. A nation in dire need of consistent, factual information about coronavirus. Still hearing everything but. President trump contradicting his own Top Health Officials yet again on the importance of Wearing Masks and the timing of a vaccine. It started when cdc director robert red field testifying before Congress Wednesday delivered this sobering reality check about the vaccine for the general public. I think there will be vaccine that will initially be available sometime between november and december but very limited supply and will have to be prioritized. If youre asking me when is it going to be generally available to the American Public so we can begin to take advantage of vaccine to get back to our regular life, i think were probably looking at third late second quarter, Third Quarter 2021. That timing inconvenient as it may be for an incumbent president is in line with what other experts have said. The president even told bob woodward back in the spring that it would
Nations history has avoided paying federal income taxes for decad decades. The New York Times publishing a devastating expose. He has fought relentlessly to keep the taxes from journalists and the american public. It pulls back the curtain to tell a story completely at odds from a public persona he worked to create. The reality is a serial tax avoider who has presided over hundreds of millions of losses and is crushed by a mountain of debt. Just a sample from this lengthy tooims report. The picture that emerges from the mountain of figures and tax schedules is of a businessman president in a tightening financial vise. From his golf courses to conservative magnet hotel in washington report losing millions if not tens of millions of dollars year after year. That hotel and the tax record revealed even more details on the potential conflicts of interest trump has taken from foreign official and lobbyists. John harwood has more. Reporter on the eve of the first 20 president ial debate betwe
This is the last thing that southern louisiana needs. Still tarps from hurricane laura that came through. This is new day weekend. Victor blackwell and christi paul. Beautiful shot of the capital this morning as we welcome you to this saturday at 6 a. M. Up early. Were grateful for it. Good morning. As many as 2,000 people could be at the white house today. President trump is hosting his first public event since being hospitalized for covid19 symptoms. We have to talk about what we do not know. The white house has not released the results of the president s new test. Well hear how the president describes his health this morning. This morning, the second president ial debate youve been waiting for, officially canceled. President trump refusing to debate joe biden virtually. Cnns Sarah Westwood is following all of the developments from the white house. Sarah, 2,000 people expected there today. Dr. Anthony fauci called the last white house event a super spread very event. Reporter right.