plus, massive demonstrations around the world this weekend as protesters demand action on climate change. we begin with the president firing back against the whist whistle-blower complaint against him as critics use this latest scandal to bolster calls for impeachment. nbc news has not independently confirmed ukraine s involvement in the whistle-blower complaint however in the wake of multiple reports the president spoke with ukraine to pursue an investigation into his 2020 challenger. the president claiming the media is ignoring allegations against biden taking to twit brer hitting the lanks at his virginia golf course. trump goes on to insist he did nothing wrong in a routine conversation with his ukrainian counterpart. this all happening as stonewalling congress refusing to comply with the subpoena for the whistle-blower complaint. team coverage how the administration and the 2020 democrats are reacting to these new developments, but first head
bill: house democrats demanding the release of material behind a whistleblower complaint involving president trump and his communication with a foreign leader. the president firing back calling the story fake news. want to bring in trey gowdy. welcome to our program. i want you to know that the president is holding what they call a spray inside the oval office. we ll get a play-out in the moment. we might get interrupted. he has been asked about the whistleblower story and calls it fake news and suggests it was a partisan whistleblower. we ll wait for that in a moment. andrew mccabe says this whistleblower shows in his words great courage. he said this on cnn. this is someone who essentially did what we hope all people serving in the
recent strikes on two major saudi oil facilities. iran denies any involvement, won t be limited to its source. this as mike pompeo heads to saudi arabia for a full assessment of strikes. the us team is on the ground gathering forensic evidence. the president butting heads with lindsey graham, the senator criticizing the president for his approach to iran tweeting it is a sign of weakness, the president firing back it was a sign of strength, some people just don t understand. carley: a major democratic donor arrested overnight charged with running a drug den in a hollywood home. accused of injecting a man with so much myth he overdosed and almost died. the victim calling 911 after they refused to help him, after two other men died from mass overdoses at buck s home on separate occasions, charges were
was firing from john bolt phenomenon just come out. what s going to happen to the people that john bolton brought into the national security council? because when he came in after mcmaster left, he really changed the structure it haof it, in sm things and also big things. that person no longer reported to the president. they now reported directly to john bolton, the national security adviser. but he also filled some of those roles with people who had work with him for decades, loyalists to john bolton which is what contributed to the tension between nfc staff and west wing staff. so the question going forward and whether or not those people stay in their position when the president says he s naming a new national security adviser next week, but right now we re just trying to get to the bottom of whether or not is the president firing him or is john bolton resigning? john bolton says he resigns. the president says otherwise. a quick break. when we come back, though, more on this quick
he also managed to squeeze in a round of golf and it s something his 2020 opponents are quick to pounce on. his idea of dealing with the emergency is to go golf. to be fair when he shows up in emergency zones i m not sure if it helps, but at least it shows a respect for who are currently fearing for their lives and evacuation. tonight, the president firing back after the national weather service in birmingham disputed his claim that alabama was in danger of getting hit by dorian and the media picked up on it. the president clarified by saying, i suggested yesterday at fema that along with florida, georgia, south carolina, and north carolina, even alabama could possibly come into play, which is true. today, referring to the media, made a big deal about this when in fact under certain original scenarios it was in fact correct that alabama could ve received some hurt. always good to be prepared. now fema says it s they ve been preparing for several days, the agency said it s as read