Administration, driven by the president himself, to remove me from my position, and destroy my reputation. President trump calling mccabes dismissal a great day for the hard working men and women of the fbi and great day for democracy. Mccabe was with the agency more than 21 years. He was set to retire tomorrow. Joining me now with more, chief International Analyst admiral james sir rhee tass. This fire 26 hours before retiring with full pension benefits. How is this being viewed . It will be viewed very negatively within those communities. Lets back up for a minute. Andrew mccabe, very distinguished career, graduated duke university, Washington University law school, 20 plus years in the fbi, on the street, member of s. W. A. T. When he was young, interrogator in counterterrorism, counterintelligence. Very, very solid professional. So i think there are three things that just dont feel right about this. One is the eupl proportionality of the fine, if you will. Losing a pension like tha
School. This latest chapter has left students taking matters into their own hands because the adults in washington wont act. But first, in the wake of tragedy, on thursday President Trump sought to set the emotional tone for a nation coming to grips once again with a mass shooting. To every parent, teacher and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you, whatever you need, whatever we can do to ease your pain. We are all joined together as one american family. And your suffering is our burden also. It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference. We must actually make that difference. The president traveled to florida visiting with survivors, posing for photos, and flashing a thumbs up. But all of that was swept aside by a wave of tweets late last night and early this morning. There were tweets about fake news, polsters, even nascar. And then there was this one. Quote, very sad that the fbi missed all of the many signals sent out by the
Businesses. Our Jessica Schneider is with us, as well as jeff zeleny, as were waiting a press briefing at the white house. What with do we know . Reporter we do know that the New York Times is reporting that theres a subpoena going out to the Trump Organization for the first time, going after Business Records directly. The Trump Organization, as they relate to russia. Certainly signaling that this, a, investigation is far from over as the president has been hoping it would be and, b, showing that it is going even more at the heart of the Trump Organization and closer to the president. Thats what we know for now. Of course, well be looking for white house reaction at that briefing, as you said, coming up this hour. Of course, our Washington Team is all going sfwast few ii furious right now. Jessica, this comes on the heels of sanctions announced today against russia for their election meddling and giving us more insight into the mueller probe. Put us into context for us. Anna, weve seen
Counts of firstdegree murder and the contents of the sworn affidavit by detectives, citing the actions of the defendant in going to Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School on february 14th, 2018, with a premeditated design in that he went loaded with an ar15 rifle. He had additional ammunition with him and shot 17 individuals who later died as a result of the gun shot wounds. And then he fled the scene. So the state is seeking a no bond hold on the defendant. Defense . Your honor, the defense has no arguments at this time. Well defer until further court proceedings. His right to remain silent and that noisks relates to any Law Enforcement agencies involved in this case, both at a state and federal level. Okay. I have reviewed the probable cause affidavit. Mr. Cruz, filed in your case. I find probable cause and the proof of guilt to be evident or the presumption great. Therefore, mr. Cruz, youll be held without bond until further order of the court. This order is without prejudice for you
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and from across the globe. Im rosemary church. And im George Howell from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Newsroom starts right now. Around the world, good day to you. Well start with the new developments in a scandal involving donald trump before he was president of the United States, an adult film star now telling her story of an alleged affair with mr. Trump. Stormy daniels saying that she is speaking to set the record straight. Shortly before 2016, the president ial election, mr. Trumps Attorney Michael Cohen paid daniels, her real name stephanie clifford, 130,000 to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Cohen says he made the payment with his own money, and thats raising questions about whether Campaign Finance laws were violated. In an interview on the cbs program 60 minutes, daniels explained why she signed statements denying the relationship after news of the payment came out. If it was untruthful, why did you si