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Joining us to share his perspective is leon panetta who served as secretary, cia director and white house chief of staff. thank you very much for coming on the show. >> nice to be with you. >> first question. what is your response to the breaking news that the white house has reached out to legal help to prepare for possible impeachment proceedings. >> well, it doesnt surprise me. were witnessing, again, this is probably the third time in my lifetime, a scandal, a huge scandal in washington that...

White house chief of staff. thank you very much for coming on the show. >> nice to be with you. >> first question. what is your response to the breaking news that the white house has reached out to legal help to prepare for possible impeachment proceedings. >> well, it doesnt surprise me. we are witnessing, again, this is probably the third time in my lifetime, a scandal, a huge scandal in washington that is impacting on the president of the united states. it is going to be that our institutions...

>> no way. it will go to something thousands of miles away. >> james comey first question. >> he is so in touch with the iranian deal it is a no-brainer. the press corps will ask rex tillerson if there are questions about this trip. they are talking about donald trump, tillerson is in no way, shape or form able are qualified to discuss the past two weeks. he is there to stabilize the region and talk about keeping syria safe and show that we can help alleviate the pressure building up in the midd...

Do they risk looking like hip >> kristen: to the american people? >> i dont think so. its much more serious of playing a game of how bad was secretary clinton which i think was pretty bad with regards to the server. tomorrow in the united states senate an unusual meeting happens, katie. all 100 senators are going to hear from deputy attorney general rosenstein. and i hope the leader, leader mcconnells first question is, did director comey ever tell you that president trump leaned on him or obstr...

Shows an overwhelming had number of americans, 78%, say they want an independent commission or a special prosecutor to investigate russian interference in the election. not the republican controlled congress doing it now. the new poll shows an historically bad job approval rating for a new president, at 39%. for perspective, george bushs approval rating mit in 2005 and in 2006 democrats won back control of the coming. barack obamas approval rating hit 40% this 2014. and you guessed it, republica...

Things are happening, dont count on white house aides to give out 100% accurate information. a lot to get to tonight. i want to get with cnns white house correspondent sarah murray. first question. this has been an extraordinary week. whats the mood tonight at the white house? >> well, there certainly is a sense here that this is far from the presidents best week since taking office. you know, we know in their struggles explain why the president decided to fire james comey and in just sort of hi...

A lot to get to tonight. i want to get with cnns white house correspondent sarah murray. first question. this has been an extraordinary week. whats the mood tonight at the white house? >> well, there certainly is a sense here that this is far from the presidents best week since taking office. you know, we know in their struggles explain why the president decided to fire james comey and in just sort of his trigger decision where he kept so few people in the loop, there was sort of a sense of demo...

He co-founded the greater baton rouge community clinic that provides free health care to the worki working uninsured, so he obviously cares about peoples health and i asked him to join us tonight and hes with us. lets talk about health care. why first question is why are the vast majority of republican politicians against making sure americans are truly covered when it comes to health care? >> well, if you take the most prominent republican politician, donald trump, he said that he actually want...

Presenting a united front ahead of the 2018 primaries, theyve sent 2016 contender bernie sanders out with dnc chair tom perez to shore up enthusiasm for the party around the country, but its a party sanders insists -- well, hes not even a part of. lets watch him. >> do you consider yourself a democrat? >> no. im an independent, and i think if the democratic party is going to succeed -- and i want to see it succeed -- its going to have to open its doors to independents, who there are probably mor...

First question. who would you put on television, prime-time, 9:00 east coast time against president trump to make the best case for the democratic party right now. >> amyloeb acher or keir stin jill d. they are both strong. they will provide a real juxtaposition. theyre consistent liberals with a track record who can talk about whats actually happening in washington. they are names that have been fidelitied floated as candidates before. >> theyre both running for president. >> and could do the j...