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>> kaitlyn, thank you so much. lets talk more about the headlines that kaitlyn perfectly laid out. gloria borger is with me. i want to start with this whole hncht r. mcmaster bit. you were reporting all this material out and now you have sarah sanders a second ago saying she talked to the president last night, that he asked me to pass along mcmasters job is safe and she was in a meeting with mcmaster today. what was your reaction to hearing that? >> you know, it wasnt just me, brooke. it was me ...

There may be a money equation there as well that hes putting at risk. >> if the president -- obviously, he is involved, two trump attorneys connected to keeping stormy quiet here. if the president is innocent why not say so publicly? >> i dont think the president wants to dignify this story, true or false. its something thats personal and has nothing to do with him as president of the united states of america. it didnt happen frkts allegations are true, while he was candidate for president or wh...

You are watching cnn on this friday afternoon. im brooke baldwin. we heard sarah sanders at that white house briefing. white house official says that the president told his staff today, chief of staff john kelly is, quote, unquote, 100% safe. but that doesnt necessarily settle rumbles about others, specifically national security adviser hr mcmaster. here was sarah sanders a moment ago. >> he said this is something that the media wants to talk about right now. frankly the president has stoked the...

Paris, here is a question for you. we are talking about the payment coming out days before the presidential election. let me flip it around. if this is hillary clinton, what would happen if hillary clintons lawyer paid off an accuser days before the election? how do you think trump would react? fair question. >> i think on the issue of a payment, by the lawyer, i think he would have a reaction. absolute absolutely. >> and what kind of reaction do you think that would be? >> it would be negative....

>> the president asked you. >> yes, sir. >> directly? >> directly. >> sader wouldnt say whether he was interviewed by bob mueller. still ahead, jake tapper sits down with stormy danielss attorney as he makes 92 claims that his client has been physically threatened to stay silent. but first, cnn heroes. we want to introduce to you carol rosenstein. after her husband was diagnosed with dementia she started to lose hope until one day he sat down at the piano. >> i was seeing something magical happe...

>> the point where were getting close to having the cabinet and other things i want, there will always be change, i think you want to see change. >> he nominated two new people to be part of his cabinet. we are getting close. we would like those two individuals to be quickly confirmed and put through that process so that they can take a seat at the table and continue to engage with the president on big issues that actually matter to the american people. >> it seemed to me, listening to sarah, it...

President and mcmaster have not gotten along during their time here together in the administration and the president chaffes at the way that mcmaster briefs him. he feels hes con descending an instead prefers someone like james mattis. enjoying watching the media report on this shakeup, delights in the conflict. a lot of that conflict here, brooke, comes from the top, the man at the top himself. >> what about, quickly, stormy daniels? the headline today from stormy daniels attorney that she was ...

That information along to mcmaster. interestingly enough, the president himself didnt tell mcmaster that his job was safe, despite all of these reports. period alexander of nbc news is correct, the president has contributed to a lot of reports that there will be a big staff shakeup here, brooke. the president openly questions and polls his friends, allies and advisers on who they think could be a good replacement for several positions here at the white house, including the chief of staff and the...

>> i wrote it to a friend i knew since childhood. michael cohen. the excitement about having worked someone who is now running for president, especially for an immigrant kid like myself. i was beyond enthusiastic about it. i am more than happy for all the proof to come out. i was trying to build a billion-dollar project. >> it didnt happen, right? >> no. >> so there was never money exchanged. never any type of relationship developed in this regard between putin or anyone close to him and the tru...

Time. it is entirely germane because were talking about the payment and the hush money days before everyone went to the polls to elect him as president of the united states. that is -- you are allowed to connect the two there. >> youre allowed to raise the question as to why michael cohen did that on his personal capacity as his lawyer. at the end of the day theres attorney/client privilege and thats not going to come out. the extra comment of what stormy has to say or not to say is just to emba...