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First cnns senior White House Correspondent je corporat correspondent. Reporter the president clearly had something on his mind today and it was clearly bob mueller. He talked about his decision to strip the security clearance of the former cia director. The president said he had gotten a terrific response from that. Thats true, but not all of it has been positive, some of it has been negative. Including tonight a letter he got from 60 cia officials saying the president is trying to silence them...

Director John Brennans security clearance. That number now up to 15. That is 15 former directors and Deputy Directors of the cia and directors of National Intelligence dating back to the reagan administration, all signing on to a statement that reads in part, quote, the president s action regarding john brennan and the threats of similar action against other former officials have nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances and everything to do with an attempt to stifle ...

Even his bitter rival came to his defense. You know the drill. Lets get after it. So the president stood in front of the world and delivered a campaign speech. The reaction he got though at the u. N. Was very different than what hes used the hearing at his rallies. Instead of cheering supporters, Global Leaders laughed at him. Now, keep in mind these are the same folks who for years have sat stone faced for all sorts of bluster from murderers and desposdesp despots but trump made them laugh. Her...

Several cigarettes, according to an Environmental Group. And now the wildfire misery has led to new threats of disaster. Welcome to the lead, im jim sciutto in today for jake. The dow closing now as we speak. You can see there, down nearly 400 points. Stocks falling sharply, dragged down by Tech Companies like apple and facebook. At one point, the market was down more than 500 points. But we do begin today with the politics lead and a week that should be filled with gratitude and thanks and hono...

Represent testifies rep of saudi arabia say Jamal Khashoggi was a member of the state and muslim brotherhood. But my decision is in no way based on that. This is a horrible crime. King salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman vigorously deny any knowledge of the crime. Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event maybe he did and maybe he didnt. Sam in abu dhabi for us, what is the message this ...

New book about the president which mr. Trump is dismissing as fiction. Pardoning himself. Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces questions about the president s legal problems and the Mueller Investigation but he wont say if mr. Trump has the ability to pardon himself. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following multiple breaking stories this hour, including a truly extraordinary attack on President Trump by one of his own Senior Administration officials. That person writin...

Not just the Intelligence Community but the u. S. Law enforcement community, including his own Justice Department and his fbi. Standing right next to the russian leader Vladimir Putin at a joint News Conference here in helsinki, the president simply refused to side with his own u. S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies in the russia investigation. The president described Vladimir Putins denial, on the other hand, that russia interfered in the 2016 u. S. President ial election as in, Presid...

Cant we be friends . President trump changing his tune on north korea, setting his sights on iran with tough talk and even a downright threat from the National Security adviser. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with a politics lead. Top Senate Republicans all on offense, trying to present a united front in the face of accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior by the Supreme Court nominee decades ago. With Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell promising, there will be a vote on...

Instead of this president. Every time something happens, maybe george w. Bush or maybe barack obama should come out and give a speech to the nation and then just go back to their lives. Theyre usually shy about getting in the way, and i dont think you can quit on a president. Im not saying im not saying well, im not quitting on him. Hes just not capable. So we should stop pretending that hes going to be something hes not. No, but you can continue to you can point it out. You can continue to try ...

To the hard work of dedicated professionals around the country, there is a lot to be thankful for. An alleged serial bomber is in custody in south florida and thanks to yet others, more ieds as the fbi called them were intercepted before they could hurt anyone. Now were learning more about the suspect, a named cesar sayoc. Were showing pictures so those who have encountered him may come forward and the political agenda he was living in, protrump messages and pictures of the president and a stick...