Football. Lets hope i packed appropriately for this trip to new york. Good morning and welcome, im Kaylee Hartung in for christine romans. Good to have you here. Im dave briggs. Wednesday, of november 21st. The president s calls to lock her up were not just for rallies but were in the white house where President Trump was taking steps to have the Justice Department prosecute Hillary Clinton. A source telling cnn the president pressed thenwhite House Counsel don mcghan to make it happen. The president had been attacking clinton for years by that point over her emails, the Clinton Foundation and other matters. The New York Times reported on the president s push to have clinton and former fbi director james comey prosecuted. This is what happens in authoritarian countries. The president orders, the president , the leader, orders the investigation and prosecution of his political enemies. Fortunately there are people in the white house here who understood the traditions and the rules of th
Shell never forgive donald trump for the birther rumors he spread about her husband, threatening her familys safety, the president lashes out at both obamas. And florida, florida, florida. 18 years after the hanging chad left the president ial election hanging in the balance, florida is again involved in very close races, recounts and lawsuits that could impact the balance of power. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. Federal investigators reportedly have evidence that donald trump was deeply immersed in the hush money payoffs to porn star, Stormy Daniels andmodel karen mcdougal, saying he intervened, possibly violating Campaign Finance laws. That comes as President Trump arrives in paris, leaving behind growing fallout over his pick for acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, who is under scrutiny for his criticism of Robert Muellers russia probe, which he now oversees. Ill speak with the attorney for Stormy Daniels, Michael Avena
Krchc apocalyptic as families try to escape the flames. Ive never been this scared in my life. Its okay mama. Oh, god. Also today, we are following the recount in florida, racing to meet the deadline, recounting under way in the senate and the governors races in florida. This is a live look at how they recount all of those votes. These are Elections Officials in Broward County. Tension is also mounting this morning as republicans from the president on down are claiming fraud without providing any evidence. The campaign for rick scott and the president is calling for Election Night results to stand as Democratic Party claims, quote, rick scott is doing his best to impersonate latin american dictators who have overthrown democracies in venezuela and cuba. Lets go to dan simon, who joins us first on the ground there. Youre in paradise, california, dan. What can you tell us this morni morning, before the sun even comes up there . Reporter hi, poppy. This fire happening at a level and scale
Hillary . Coast to coast. Across president ial battlegrounds. Its all coming down to this night. Make America Great again. 88 of the vote is in. Look at how close it is. 48. 5 to 48. 4 . Donald trump has now taken the lead. Whoo look, it is a divided country. At least as far as the votes are showing us as theyre coming in now. That is playing out. Going up in cheers one more time because the word is spreading. Donald trump is about to become the next president elect of the United States. Whoo why are you yelling . Unbelievable. This has been just a stunning night. There are several hundred people out here. You have to wonder what is president obama thinking and feeling tonight . The office is bigger than you. Its bigger than the president. Its bigger than the president elect. The responsibility hits you like a ton of bricks. What was the point in coming here if we were not going to do really important things . This isnt just a 9 00 to 5 00 gig. A lot of this work is something people fe
Coming in right now. Were Just Moments Away from bringing these crucial, early clues about how this historic night will play out. It could be a major turning point for the Trump Presidency and the balance of power here in washington, as democrats battle to retake control of the house. To do that, they need to win 23 Republican House seats and keep the seats they have right now. To win control of the senate, democrats must pick up two republican held seats and hold on to their existing number of seats. Jake, democrats see their best chance for victory tonight in the fight for the house. It could all come down to fewer than 50 key races where republicans are at greatest risk of losing house seats. Our team is here, covering all the important contests. John king is at the magic wall, of course, mapping out the votes district by district. With the first results minutes away. Dana bash is following the 35 Senate Contests where democrats are facing a very tough map tonight. Were watching 36