5 00 a. M. On the east coast and we start with President Trump facing more obstruction of justice questions in the wake of a wide ranging New York Times report. The times says the president pushed to have a federal prosecutor appointed during his administration to oversee the Michael Cohen investigation. Mr. Trump by that point had already been implicated in the cohen probe. The times reports late last year he still called then acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker to ask if the u. S. Attorney in manhattan could supervise it. The report is raising obstruction concerns even in places that usually downplay them. The phone call would be evidence of what . Corrupt intent. That is, an effort to use the levers of power of the government for a corrupt purpose. Would that be obstruction . Yes. Well, it would be attempted obstruction. Its still unclear what whitaker did in response to the president s call. Theres no evidence that he took any action. The Justice Department says whitaker made
Headquarters in atlanta. We want to welcome our viewers here and around the world, im george howell. Im natalie allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. And we begin with potentially troubling news out of north korea. Thats right. Just over a week after the trumpkim summit collapsed, new satellite imagery seems to show pyongyang is in a final stage for a launch. Some mission to launch a satellite. Its still unclear, though. Either way, it is problematic. The u. S. Would see any launch as a betrayal from the summit between mr. Trump and mr. Kim. We are joined this hour in beijing, good to have with you us, will. Lets start with the latest on the satellite imagery. What does it show us . Reporter so, we are seeing activity in two different sites inside north korea. One a missile and rocket factory outside of pyongyang in sumdong, we know intergalactic missiles have been assembled. Two analysts i have spoken with say activity at that factory else to indicate, something was assembled. Put on
Well see how the laws compare to countries around this world this hour. Welcome to viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im George Howell. And im natalie allen. Newsroom starts right now. Thanks again for joining us. 5 01 a. M. Here in atlanta. Our top stories, republicans have been quick to defend u. S. President trump from the chorus of criticism since he came into office. But now theres a republican voice in that chorus. That voice is congressman justin amash, he calling for mr. Trump to lose his job saying the president in fact has obstructed justice. Writing this, attorney general barr has deliberately misrespected muellers report. President trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. And few members of congress have read the report. Thats just the beginning. From there he goes on to add that attorney general barrs misrepresentations are significant but often subtle, frequently taking the form of slight of hand qualifications or logical fallacies which he hopes
Rhetoric that resinates with these kinds of bigots. It has to stop. When he wasnt denying the reality on this he was denying the need for transparency on the russia probe trying to block the Mueller Report after members of his own party voted to put it all out there. Its a tough night my friends. Lets figure out what to do. This must unite us in grief and concern. So lets get after it. Theres no mystery here. We know who is doing this. We know their motivation. The question is, how do you fight the rise of White Nationalism around the world and yes, here at home. Well, you have to start at admitting theres a problem and a growing threat. Today our president wouldnt do that. I dont really. I think its a small group of people that have very, very sere you serious problems. If you look at what happened in new zealand, perhaps thats the case. I dont know about it yet. Theyre just learning about the person and the people involved but its certainly a terrible thing. A small group of people .
The Mueller Report . Good evening from washington where some key signs are pointing to perhaps a troubling answer. In a moment were expecting to hear from a leading critic who does not like what he has seen so far, democratic congressman and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler. He is expected to hold a live press conference, unhappy about what the attorney general has decided to do holding his own press Conference Tomorrow around 9 30 a. M. Well bring you congressman nadlers remarks as they happen. Hell be speaking out, raising concerns about exactly what will happen tomorrow morning, 9 30 a. M. Eastern time. The attorney general scheduled to go before cameras, give some sort of an overview of the Mueller Report, and then take questions. But of course given that the report will not have been released by then, its not sure not clear how informed those questions can actually be. President trump says he might also hold a press conference a short time later, but something cnn