This comes on top of another cnn exclusive report about previously undisclosed emails that show followups to a meeting between that russian lawyer and the president s son, don junior, a meeting set up with the intent on getting dirt on Hillary Clinton. Lets get to our senior cnn correspondent. They received an email on september 16th offering a description key and website address on hacked wikileaks documents. This was provided to the trump organization. To put the timeframe in context, this email came months after the hacked of the dnc emails were made public, and one month before wikileaks began to leak the contents of podestas hacked emails, and shortly before don junior had contact. Who sent the email, the email also indicated the Trump Campaign could access records from the former secretary of state, colin powell, whose hacked emails were made public by a russian front group ten days later and the email came from somebody listed as mike erickson, and investigators are not certain
In california this morning as more than a dozen wildfires rage from one end of the state to the other. In Northern California, state Officials Say at least ten people have died and at least 1500 homes and commercial structures have been destroyed. In californias famed wine country, flames were able to hopscotch across neighborhoods thanks to the winds. More than 40 people had to be rescued by helicopter. And more than 100 have been reported missing. Two hospitals had to be evacuated. And in southern california, thousands of People Living near anaheim had to leave their homes because of the socalled canyon fire. Rescue crews have been going door to door evacuating people and more than 1,000 firefighters are expected to be on the scene this morning. Lets go live there now to santa rosa and scott cohn is joining us. Youre in an area where home after home has been destroyed. What more are you seeing this morning . Reporter this as you can see is an unfolding situation here. We are looking
Indeed. As always. Good to have you here. Three congressman resigned in three days. First john conyers, then Republican Congressman trent franks abruptly announcing that he is stepping down. And democratic senator al franken re lealeap leaplenting from his party. But on his way out he took a shot at President Trump and roy moore. Big news in the russia investigation. Cnn learned that previously undisclosed emails show there was in fact, followup communications after Trump Campaign officials met with russians at trump tower in the summer of 2016. Donald trump junior publicly denied any followup to that meeting where he was promised dirt on hillary clinton. Lets begin with the historic week. Live on capitol hill. Reporter good morning. Capitol hill still reeling after a wave of Sexual Assault allegations and resignations. Democrats taking a gamble, forcing out one of their own to obtain the moral high ground. Republican congressman trent franks becoming the third lawmaker to announce his
Chuck sue her and nancy pelosi meet a week after cancelling over one of the president s tweets. Just moments ago, the house passed a bill to avoid a Government Shutdown for two weeks. What about after that . And frankens final shot Senate Al Franken bows to fellow democrats and announces hes stepping down in allegations of sexual harassment. The multiple wild fires burning out of control in Southern California. Theyve now charred more than 116,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes and other buildings. The largest shut down a major highway and railline in Ventura County. And now were getting word of a new fire thats just broken out in northern san diego county. Also, a cnn exclusive, the first indication of followup to donald trump jr. s meeting over at trump tower in new york city last summer with a group of russians including a lawyer with ties to the kremlin. Sources are telling cnn that the british publicist who arranged the meeting later sent multiple emails to one, to one russia
The entire year. We tried to trace from the beginning of the year which started with it travel ban all the way through a lot of the different pieces of imgragsz policy that the president has tried to implement, a lot of which has been aimed at securing the borders, making sure that people dont come into the United States. As part of that reporting we talked to several people who described this meeting in which the president came into the oval office, had a lot of his National Security team there and was essentially complaining, this is about halfway through his year in june, complaining the steps they had taken so far hadnt done enough to secure the borders, keep people out. That people were still flooding in, in his words that too many people were coming enand potentially posed too many threats and other problems. And in the course of that meeting we talked to people who described how the meeting went and what the president said. And as you described, that he read from a list of count