Were planes in the hour . No, about ready to go. No but they would have been pretty soon and things would have happened to a point where you wouldnt or couldnt turn back. So they came and they said sir, were ready to go and we like a decision. I said i want to know something before you go. How many people will be killed . And in this case iranians. I said how many people are going to be killed . Sir, id like to get back to you on that. Great people, these generals. They said, came back and said sir, approximately 150. I thought about it for a second, and i said you know what . They shut down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after i said go ahead. And i didnt like it. I didnt think it was, i didnt think it was proportionate. And in a series of tweets, the president again reiterated that he wanted to mitigate casualties, while leaving open the possibility for fut
President trump says that he will soon send his president to saudi arabia. Perhaps targeting similar Oil Facilities in iran. President trump was careful today. He said that it sure looks like they were behind it. President trump were having some very strong studies done, but it certainly looking that way at this moment. Well let you know. As soon as we find out definitively, will let you know. Of the president stood in sharp contrast to his secretary of state. Mike pompeo, yesterday, saying definitively, iran was responsible. President trump says that he is not seeking war with iran. President trump i dont want war with anybody, but with all of that being said, wed certainly like to avoid it. President trump has not promised to saudi arabia that he will come to their defense. He says that the u. S. And saudis will have to sit down and work that out. He will meet with the iranian president , Hassan Rouhani next week. President trump well see what happens. I think they would like to make
Evidence. Democrats say they need that evidence to decide, quote, whether to approve articles of impeachment with respect to the president or any other administration official. Chairman nadler says if the Justice Department acts in good faith to provide access to muellers full report, he could still postpone contempt proceedings. So far theres been no indication the attorney general will be reversing course. Up til now, the president has been relentless on twitter, attacking democrats and their investigations, repeating no collusion, no conspiracy, no obstruction. Now hes also reversing course on supporting the idea of Robert Mueller answering questions from congress. Remember, just friday he said that would be up to ag barr. Now he says he is against it, setting up what could be a very tense confrontation with democrats over separation of powers and just how far president ial authority can go. To talk about this, we start with hans nichols at the white house and politico reporter mela
Their own lives in just over a week. Unexpected tragedies do not go away on their own. Glor and Cruise Ship Passengers tell of a harrowing rescue at sea. The sea water just come rushing in, and i thought this was it. Glor good evening. This is our western edition. Im jeff glor, and were going to begin tonight with a new Political Landscape in washington. One day after a summary of the Mueller Report was released, the report found no collusion but left questions of obstruction to the attorney general. William barr said he did not see sufficient evidence. President trump and many of his supporters said i told you so and its time to move on. Democrats say many questions still remain and are promising continued investigations. We have extensive coverage including when we might see the full report and what comes next beginning with paula reid at the ihite house. E wht lasted a long time. Were glad its over. Its a 100 the way it should have been. Reporter for the first time in 22 months the
Well see how that plays out. As we look at bordeaux. They will land there and board a smaller air force one and travel to the southwestern town, a sea side town. Its got some of the best surfing in all ofs france. That is where he will be for this g7 meeting. Its going to be he very interesting to see what he has to say. Its noon in france. It will be fascinating to see whaseesays, because of the escan of the trade war with china, it comes when the markets were anything but stable at the end of the close yesterday. So a lot to unpack there as these World Leaders, which are the largest economies in the world, that are getting together. Im always fascinating by your ability to bring surfing into anything. Any conversation. You talk about the Global Economy, talking about g7. You probably cant name all seven countries. U. S. , canada, japan, u. K. , france, italy, 40 of the worlds economy, coming together to discuss big issues. Many people speculating in the media, conservative and socall