investigator reporter and bob woodward of the former president. some of it was played on cnn earlier today but what you ll hear tonight has never aired. from 2016 through 2020 woodward taped his conversations with the former president. he will be releasing all 20 of these conversations on the 25th of this month as an audio book titled the trump tapes which runs for more than eight hours. cnn has obtained a copy and what you ll hear tonight is striking. it speaks to who he was as president, who he is as a person and how completely intertwined the personal and presidential were for him and probably still are. something that s not just apparent in what he says but even more so in how he says it. something the printed word just can t fully convey. the conversations also speak directly to some of what the former president is now being investigated for. namely how he views classified material and a president s responsibility for safe guarding some of the countries deepest secrets a
radiant alison camerota. hey laura, hey alison, glorious. this is never going to get old. the stick is never going to get old. [laughs] . we were wondering if you are going to run out of superlatives. but we know that you re not. no, impossible, impossible. they gave him eight as soares. jack eulogy. jocularity, fantastic. i need boost. we re gonna keep the conversation going on cnn tonight. good evening, i m laura coates, and i m alison camerota. with midterms just 21 days, way things are getting hot in florida. tonight in the first and only debate between marco rubio and valdes will play some clips. and now never before heard tapes of then president talking to bob were woodward. you re about to hear his real thoughts on vladimir putin and russia and his own ambition. and we also have brand-new audio from trump s inner circle, meaning his son-in-law, jared. remember we never heard his voice? there s a whole thing. this is how we ve been involving
of this month as an audio book titled the trump tapes, which runs for more than eight hours. cnn has obtained a copy. what you will hear tonight striking. it speaks to who he was as president, who he is as a person, and how completely intertwined the personal and presidential work for him. and probably still are. something that s not just apparent in what he says, but even more so and how he says it. something the printed were just cannot fully convey. the conversations also speak directly to some of what the former president is now being investigated for. namely how he views classified material. and a presidents responsibility for safeguarding some of the country s deepest secrets. that s why these conversations, which have never been heard before, are so significant. cnn special correspondent jamie gangel has an exclusive tonight. she joins us with some of the audio. what stands out to you the most? i think as you said is hearing trump say these words. and you re in the r
and thank you so much for joining us tonight. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter and tiktok at jake tapper. our coverage continues with the glorious laura coates and the radiant alisyn camerota. hey laura, hey alisyn. you re getting better by the day. glorious this will never get old. [laughs] we were wondering if you would run out of superlatives, but you have not. no, impossible, impossible did not even need the the source. jocular jake have a great night. look, we will keep the conversation going here on cnn. good evening, i am laura coates. and i am alisyn camerota. with the midterms 21 days away, thank you for getting caught in florida tonight in the first and only debate between marco rubio and val demings. plus never before heard until now, anyway, tapes that the then president talking to bob woodward. you re about to hear his real thoughts on vladimir putin and russia and his own impeachment. we also have brand-new audio from
just ahead. we will continue to bring gas prices down. they know the economy remains top of mind for voters. the president. hi, bob. my whole life has been deals. it is trump unvarnished, blunt, profane. it will not surprise you that he attacks people he doesn t like. we haven t seen something like this in new york city for nearly a century. these are human beings being shipped all over. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october the 19th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in washington. in the coming hours u.s. president joe biden will address voter anxiety over energy prices less than three weeks ahead of the mid-term election. mr. biden is expected to announce that 15 million barrels of oil will be released from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to ease oil prices. it s at the lowest level since the 1980s. despite gas prices going down, crude prices have been rising after opec plus announced plan