Tens of millions across the southwest facing a flood threat as high temperatures above normal set to blanket the east coast in springlike weather. Those stories plus sibling revelry. Miai and Alex Shibutani get bronze. And the pair from canada get gold. Saving the best for last Brita Sigourney wins bronze in ski halfpipe. And one step closer. Out in front, scores. The u. S. Mens hockey team keeps its hopes alive, with a big win today, february 20th, 2018. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, at the Olympic Games, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from pyeongchang, south korea. Hey, everybody. Welcome to today. It is 7 00 a. M. On a Tuesday Morning back home. 9 medals for team usa. We want to begin for the new push in the wake of the florida shooting. The issue finds itself front and center once again. We are complete coverage starting at the white house, starting with nbcs kristen welker. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The president returns from maralago ove
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Op the east coast live with new developments. President trump claiming today he has been tougher on russia than former president obama and encouraging people to look at the facts. So were going to do just that. Here are just some of the actions president Obamas Administration took against russia. Okay . Here we go. After a prominent kremlin critic who called out russian financial corruption dies in prison, obama signs the act that imposes travel and financial restricting on human rights abusers in response the kremlin halts the american adoption of russian babies. In early 2014, the russians began military operations in ukraine, ultimately taking parts of the country by force. In response, the Obama Administration begins imposing multiple rounds of sanctions over the next two years. The sanctions target russian defense, financial, energy and technology companies. The u. S. Joins allies in suspending russias membership in the g8. The Obama
One with the Vice President and nra leadership. The president tweeting it was a great meeting. Also white house if turmoil. Yet another top official may be on the way out. Sources telling cnn that National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster could leave his position by the end of the month. Plus a cnn exclusive, sources saying that u. S. Counterintelligence officials are investigating one of ivanka trumps business deals having to do with the Trump International hotel and tower in vancouver, canada. And President Trump says imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, catching staff by surprise angering republican lawmaker and overseas trading partners. I want to begin with our cnn political commentator. David axelrod. Can we talk first about the meeting tonight with the higher ups at nra, and the officials that the president seems to be backing off suggestions about gun control . Well we have seen this movie before, havent we, don, on daca, when he wanted to pass this bill of love and was open
First, we will remember it and we all agreed with it and it was one of the biggest, clearest and most important promises don trump made during his campaign. When we went on november 8 we are going to washington dc and we are going to drain the swamp. Steve that pledge was one of the main reasons people thought donald trump would be different. He told the truth about our political system because he came from outside our political system. He told the truth about establishment elitist candidates like Hillary Clinton and frankie, jeb bush. They were the puppets of their donors. Everyone knows that is true but no politician had ever said it before because it was true of all of them. Donald trump told the truth about the way that laws are made and our tax dollars get spent to favor the interests of the wellconnected elites with their dodgy lobbying and their smug dinner parties and their fake think tanks peddling policy ideas that are more lobbying in disguise. He expose the corrupt revolvin
Plus, the oscars balance serious messages with lighthearted fun. Were live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Well want to welcome our viewer here is in the United States and all around the world. Im george houchlt. And im rosemary church. Cnn newsroom starts right now. And we start with what could be a diplomatic breakthrough in north korea. A high level delegation from south korea has left for pyongyang. Its led by south koreas National Security chief, and might put direct dialogue between the United States and north korea on the agenda. On saturday, the u. S. President donald trump said north korea wanted to talk, but would have to abandon its Nuclear Weapons. Here show north korea responded to that. Quote, the United States that was terrified at the Rapid Development of our nuclear force, and has continued to knock the door of dialogue now feigns an indifference, making north korea abandon Nuclear Weapons and insist in maximum pressure until complete denuclearization is realiz