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
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
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
But to everyone we met and everywhere we went, mayor lee was like beyonce with a mustache. Ed lee had the qualities of a person whom, if you did an interview of all of the ones that i just spoke about, he would be the only one that would be rated appropriately by the head hunters as to who ought to be mayor. All the rest of us would be considered okay. I think if theres any legacy of ed, its a reminder that life is short. And our wisdom is way too limited to win fleeting victories at other peoples expenses. Eds life was about fry triumph together. He knew that a measure of his success or any public figures success was not the honors received but the difference that he made in the lives of regular people in our community. Nothing was too small or too big for him, from stuffing envelopes to speaking on stage, my dad was happy to do it all. Often until late hours in the night. Just think of this. Head of the human rights commission, purchaser of the city, head of the department of public
And im carolyn tyler. Today hundreds of people packed city hall for a public memorial from the governor and u. S. Senators to everyday ordinary residents whose lives were touched by ed lee. We have Live Team Coverage from city hall. First, lets head outside to abc 7 News Reporter alyssa harrington. Elisa . Reporter flowers cover the steps of city hall tonight. Mourners are stopping by to leave flowers, candles and letters for ed lee. I spoke to gavin newsom just a few minutes ago. He said you want to live like your eulogy and mayor lee did. He is being remembered for being kind, his humility, his deep love for San Francisco. Ed lee was a real person. He was a person that communicated integrity. A love of life. In china, San Franciscos First Chinese american mayor, he was like a superstar. An icon. But to everyone we met and everywhere we went, mayor lee was like beyonce with a mustache. Ed lee had the qualities of a person whom, if you did an interview of all of the ones that i just sp