How does that change the story if at all . Well sort through it together. Hope you had an awesome weekend. Welcome to americas newsroom. I know you did. Shannon its good to see you. Im shannon bream. The white house pushing back hard against kushner. President trump firing off this tweet this morning. Russian officials must be laughing at the u. S. And how a lame excuse for why the dems lost the election has taken over the fake news. Meantime Kellyanne Conway saying kushner has nothing to hide. Back channels are the regular course of business and thats really all that we know. I think its very important to recognize that the president has expressed full confidence in Jared Kushner and also went on to note the considerable progress and very large important portfolio that jared will receive at the white house. Shannon a top member of the White House Communications team has officially resigned. Kevin corke is live at the white house this morning. Tell us about who is leaving. When you thi
Intelligence in the investigation that was leaked to the u. S. News media. It has prompted British Police to suspend the sharing of information relating to the attack with u. S. Officials. The british Prime Minister theresa may said she was looking forward to discussing this very troubling issue with President Trump. On the issue of the intelligence sharing with the United States of america, we have a special relationship with the u. S. A. It is our deepest defense and Security Partnership that we have. Of course, that partnership is built on trust. And part of that trust is knowing that intelligence can be shared confidently and i will be making clear to President Trump today that intelligence that he shared between Law Enforcement aem agencies must remain secure. Today the president released a statement saying, im quoting, the alleged leaks coming out of Government Agencies are deeply troubling. I am asking the department of justice and other relevant ae s agencies to launch a comple
Decade but it would also cut 320 billion off the budget deficit in that same time frame. Bill now Republican Opposition on that plan is growing. Six senators at the moment saying they cant support the bill in its current form, shannon. Shannon more on that from capitol hill in a moment. First syria. Good morning, kristin. Any idea where the white house is getting this intelligence about another possible chemical weapons attack ramping up . The pentagon is saying its seeing new activity at an aircraft hanger in syria. Its long been associated with chemical weapons. It is unclear if that is what prompted the white house to put out this very ominous and unusual statement late last night. It says that the u. S. Has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the assad regime and that if it does, he and his military will pay a heavy price. Thats a direct threat from the commanderinchief. He has proven in the past he is not afraid to take decisive military action
Bill the Vice President mike pence saying washington is committed to seeing puerto rico recover and get back on its feet. We have people coming ashore now who were prepositioned on ships. Were about to deliver eight million meals, over eight million liters of water and generators. Well stay there until puerto rico and all the good people there build all the way back. Shannon Steve Harrigan is in san juan, puerto rico and joins us now. A tough morning really across this island of 3. 5 Million People. Weve been watching people take debris from Hurricane Irma and bringing it to this downed power line. A microcosm of whats going on across the island. Theyre taking whatever boards they can find from the rubbish trying to prop up this power line. This island doesnt have power. 3 1 2 Million People in the dark. They arent fixing the power line but just get it out of the road so they can drive their car by it. It is a jerry rigged operation. People are doing things for themselves. We were in o
Trumps impromptu interview with New York Times. Reaction from both sides of the aisle, one of the most explosive comments, saying i have absolute right to do what i want to do with the Justice Department. Here is former ethics lawyer richard painter last night. Wrong country to be president of if he thinks he has absolute power to run the Justice Department however he wants. That may be the way it works in putins russia and other places, thats not the way it works here. He is not above the law, he is not a king. He is a president in a constitutional system of government. Congress adam schiff, Ranking Member of Intel Committee slamming him, no, you dont. You can do what you want with your golf courses but the country and Justice Department belong to the american people. The Washington Post says New York Times interview is reminder that his time at march a lag oh is respite for him and headache for staff. As word trickled back to the white house, advisers worked to reach the president ,