Apparently he got the nickname of the commodore in his days as a kid running those Ferry Services in new york harbor. The other guys who worked the harbor alongside him called Him Commodore as a way of teasing him. And it stuck. And then that kid who they mocked as the commodore grew up to amass one of the largest fortunes in american history. The kind of fortune that leaves a mark. In 1917 right next to the thenbrand new Grand Central station opposite vand built avenue, a huge new hotel went up with thousands of rooms. It was called the Commodore Hotel. It was named after correspond kneel i couldnt say, the Commodore Vand built. Had a statute of him right out front. And that hotel was one of new yorks big successful shmancy centrally located famous
it was a big deal because the Commodore Hotel was a big Landmark Piece of new York Real Estate right next to Grand Central station. It also had this poetic storied connection to the great vanderbilt family. But it was a highprofile deal bec
Tries to clean up trumps tweet, saying he knew general flynn lied to the fbi when he urged thenfbi director jim comey to drop the investigation into flynn. The president s tweet raising serious questions about whether the president obstructed justice. Heres Sarah Sanders late today. Look, the president knew that he lied to the Vice President. That was the reason for his firing. The problem is, that is not at all what the president tweeted four days ago when he fired off this tweet. Quote, i had to Fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. The white house has made it very clear, President Trumps tweets are, quote, official statements by the president of the United States. No matter who might draft, tweak, or actually type them. In this case, lawyer john dowd, the first person ever to take the blame for a president ial tweet. Trumps tweet and Sarah Sanders explanation simply are not the same. They contradict each other. They also dont match cnns reporting. A s
Newsroom. Great to have you with us this weekend, im ana cabrera in new york. President trump making good on his promise to hit the road full throttle for republicans this summer. In just a few hours, hell be pumping up gop voters in ohio in a deep red district that he won easily on election day. But now, a republican win there is by no means a given. These two are fighting for a congressional seat in tuesdays special election. On the left is the democrat, can danny oconnor, suddenly surging, making it a tossup against Republican Troy Balderson. The president s visit is last minute push to keep that seat republican. Boris sanchez is on site. If this district flips, what does this mean for midterms . Reporter hey there, ana. Well, it could be a signal of that blue wave that commentators have long been prognosticating for the 2018 midterm elections. This could be a referendum on
where President Trump stands with midwestern voters as well. The fact is, we wouldnt be talking about the 12th
Wolf Blitzer looks at politics, breaking news and international stories. January of this year, the president s lawyers tell the special Counsel Robert Mueller in a letter that mr. Trump dictated the statement himself. Fast forward to late last month, cnn reporting that Michael Cohen is willing to tell the Special Counsel that the president did know about the 2016 Trump Tower Meeting in advance despite numerous denials from President Trump and his team. And that brings us up to speed. The president now admitting the meeting was designed to get information on an opponent, but once again claiming he did not know about it. Now jay sekulow admits he was wrong when he denied the president was involved in that first misleading statement. Listen. I had Bad Information at that point. I made a mistake in my statement. I talked about that before. That happens when you have cases like this. I think its very important to point out that in a situation like this, you have, over time, facts develop. T
Bennett, Betsy Woodruff and also charlie savage. Geoff, ill start with you. What was going on when the president made that comment about omarosa . The president was in the middle of a photoop there at his private estate in bedminster, new jersey. He was surrounded by Trump Supporters known as bikers for trump. And the voice you heard was that of Maggie Haberman part of the press pool and she asked if the president felt betrayed by omarosa. That is when he leveled that scorcher calling her a low life. But look, this is what the president tends to do to people whom he views as being disloyal. I think it is worth pointing out that the relationship between the president and omarosa has always really been mutually beneficial if not entirely transactional. She was able to use him to increase her public standing with that high profile white house job. And he was at times able to use her for a certain amount of
political cover when it came to some testy issues involving race. You bring up a re