in 2010 according to the washington post report. just last month kelly slipped away from the white house to attend a marine corp scholarship benefit in his son s memory with little fanfare or attention. but on tuesday president trump thrust his son into the public and political glare, invoking the younger kelly as part of a continuing attack on former president barack obama. ashley, how do you process this as a journalist covering this story in realtime? what s so striking about this is even journalists who have been covering general kelly for a very short period, one thing is clear his own service and the service of both of his sons, including his son who lost his life in afghanistan in 2010, weighs on him deeply and forms all of his thinking especially on foreign policy decisions, national security decisions. because for him it s just not an
reporter: indeed they do. witnesses also to interview. including roughly two dozen this month alone. but some they re having issues with including christopher steel, that british agent that put together that dossier that included allegation of potential trump connections with the russians. richard burr expressing frustration that he has not agreed to sit down with them. also, though, both richard burr and mark warner said they trust the results they came up with saying it was russia at the direction of vladimir putin that wanted to tamper with this to help president trump become president, and chris, both warner and burr warned starkly that perhaps not just this year s elections but also the midterm elections could be impacted by russian meddling measures, but this investigation, may not end this year. both burr and warner saying it
a survivor shot in the leg standing to greet the president and first lady. president trump thrust into consoling victims of another tragedy as the administration tried to dispel new reports of infighting in the white house. nbc news reporting that secretary of state rex tillerson called the president a moron after a meeting in july. tillerson blasting the report while the president was flying to las vegas but side stepping the question when asked directly. can you address the main headline of this story that you called the president a moron and if not where do you think these reports i m not going to deal with petty stuff like is that. the secretary of state also reaffirming his loyalty to the president, keeping praise on mr. trump during remarks that at times appeared designed for an audience of one. he s smart, he lus this country. he puts americans and america first. the president publicly dismissing the report and air
a bad night at the craps table? police are piecing this together. i understand the release of the information right now is slow and ponderous, but i believe the police are going to be coming very close to finding a motive. there was another concert at the end of september. he had rented a condo around that concert venue at that time. september 22nd through 25th so that obviously, another piece of this very misty fiing puzzle. david, james, thank you both very much. let s get to chris in washington. so president trump went to vegas, met with the victims, but did he promise to do anything about this plague of mass murders? what about this rift with the secretary of state that spilled into the public with a bizarre pressure wednesday. cnn s joe johns is live at the white house. these are two separate but really bizarre threads going on. that s true, chris, but if
there is a thread running through all of this, it may be about healing. the president flying out to las vegas to try to help the country heal from an enormous tragedy, and the president hand picked secretary of state whose frustration and unease with this administration has been well documented, went on the record, pledging his loyalty to the president and denying that he s got one foot out the door. we know that you re sorrow feels endless. the we stand together to help you carry your pain. president trump paying an emotional visit to survivors and medical workers in las vegas wednesday: praising first responders while avoiding any talk of gun control. americans defied death and hatred with love and with courage. the white house press secretary posting this video of