U. S. Intelligence officials warned that russia continues to target the 2020 election. Cnns Jeremy Diamond is at the white house with the latest. Jeremy, what more are you learning about the surprising decision . Reporter well, a Senior Administration official is telling our colleague, jake tapper, that indeed the office of the director of National Intelligence will no longer be carrying out any inperson briefings with the two congressional committees on the house or senate side who deal with Intelligence Matters as it relates to the crucial issues of Election Security. Of course we are now in the home stretch of this 2020 election, were certainly entering it, and Election Security issues are of paramount concern, not only to lawmakers on capitol hill in both parties, but also, of course, to many in the American Public who saw what happened in 2016, who saw russias influence and interference in that election and our concerns about the potential influence and interference by russia and other countries, including china and iran, heading into the 2020 election. Now, this official did also say that other departments involved with Election Security issues like the department of defense, for example, the department of homeland security, will continue, it appears at least as of now, to brief members in person. Now, the office of the director of National Intelligence will still be providing written updates, it seems, to those congressional committees, but of course lawmakers have repeatedly said that there is still substitute for these inperson briefings where they can interact directly with the intelligence officials and press them on the u. S. Intelligence communitys latest conclusions and their latest information. Now, earlier this month, bianna, we did see the office of the director of National Intelligence put out a statement saying that three countries in particular, how they are interfering and seeking to influence the 2020 elections. Namely a focus on the issue of russia and the fact that they are continuing to try and denigrate former Vice President joe biden, that they are interfering in that election with the aim of hurting his chances at winning the presidency. And it also talked about the fact that china would prefer to see trump not be reelected and that iran also would prefer not to see President Trump be reelected, it appears. So certainly there are active influence operations by several countries and the fact that the office of the director of National Intelligence will not be Briefing Members of congress in person is smur sure to get criticism and reaction. Joining me now to discuss this is james clapper, former director of National Intelligence serving in that role from 2010 to 2017 under president obama. Thank you for joining us on a busy saturday at such late notice. Lets get straight to this breaking news and your reaction to this development that the office of National Intelligence will no longer update the house and Senate Intel Committees in person on Election Security. Well, bianna, i think its both amazing and disturbing that here we are just a little over two months away from a crucial election, and of course we all know the history of 2016 where the russians pervasively and deeply invaded us in our political process, and now what i think is probably the single most important government voice on this, the director of National Intelligence, is going to go silent. I just find this amazing. First, you know, its a new norm for me that appearing before the congress is kind of optional. It certainly hasnt been that way in the past. This is also, i think, consistent with the reluctance to engage publicly or now, even privately, with congress on Critical National security issues. That was the case with the worldwide threat assessment that i suffered through about seven times. I think this is a terrible thing with respect to the need to inform the electorate about what foreign nations are doing to interfere in our political process, most notably the russians. Can you explain why these inperson briefings are so much more relevant and significant as opposed to written reports . Well, with a written release or a written report, you avoid the back and forth of questions, some of which could be quite probing. And i think the dni would like to avoid that and avoid the risk of saying something that might incur the wrath of the president. Even at the expense of free and democratic u. S. Elections. As we mentioned, this comes just weeks after the odni issued a report that multiple foreign actors, including russia, china and iran were attempting to interfere in the u. S. Election. There was a lot of pushback, mainly from democrats about lumping russia in with the other countries because russia is more sophisticated and has done this before. Do you think todays reporting is related in any way to that . Like everything else, you know, this, too, is politicized, as important as it is, to keep the electorate informed. And what i thought had happened was that the director of whats called the National Counterintelligence and Security Center was designated to be the lead spokesman and the lead discussant on behalf of the dni with the other relevant components, notably of the department of justice, to keep people informed. So apparently even he cant do that. So, again and the other thing about this, and even with bills statement, which i thought was good, is the relative weight of effort devoted by the russians and the chinese versus the aggressive and pervasive efforts of the russians. And that didnt quite come across in the previous statement and i think thats what caused criticism on the part of democrats. Quickly, what message does this send Vladimir Putin . You know the president has reportedly not wanted to be briefed on anything related to russias ill behavior towards the west, towards the united states, toward election interference. His own National Security adviser has gone on television and said, hey, theres nothing left we can do to deter russia, weve posed so many sanctions on them. What message does that send Vladimir Putin once again . Well, i think it just reinforces the pass that putin is getting for this kind of behavior. He, of all people, is going to push the envelope. And you ought to consider putins background, a trained kgb officer who knows how to use his intelligence tools and does so very aggressively. And now he sees that the director of National Intelligence apparently has been muzzled, at least partially, in describing his efforts. James clapper, we will have to leave it there. Thank you so much for joining us on this pressing and urgent development. I want to go now to President Trump in louisiana, just arriving at a relief distribution facility in lake charles. And he is speaking with folks there. Lets take a listen. Great politicians. Your governor, your senator. We know the president will be traveling from lake charles to orange, texas, as well today to tour some of the other damage in the area following the massive destruction from hurricane laura and we will keep you posted on his travels later today. New details in the Police Shooting of jacob blake. The Kenosha Police association has now released its own version of events that led up to blake being shot in the back seven times. Plus, the world is remembering an actor who took powerful roles and had a powerful impact on and off the screen. Ahead, a look at chad wick bosemans shocking death at the age of 43. Youre in the cnn newsroom. [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub . Grubhubs gonna reward you for that with a 5 off perk. doorbell rings [crowd] grubhub fireworks exploding and get way more. Ith wso you can bring yours vision to life and save in more ways than one. For small prices, you can build big dreams. Spend less, get way more. Shop everything home at wayfair today. The Police Shooting of jacob blake. The kenosha, wisconsin Police Association released its own events that led up to blake being shot in the back. Blake can be seen walking back to his car and police guns are drawn. The Police Union Says blake had a knife in his possession and was combative with officers. But that account is being disputed by makes family. Just moments ago, Kenosha Police released photos of two officers involved in the blake shooting. They say they are officer rus n rustenen chess ski who reportedly used tasers. Demonstrators are now demanding justice and police reforms, and that message is extending into the world of sports. Today many sports leagues, including the nba, are returning to play after staging walkouts in response to the shooting. And now President Trump is also weighing in for the first time. Cnns sara sidner is in wisconsin. It is just days ago that a teenager killed two people during protests in kenosha. What is the latest on that case . Reporter thats right, so Kyle Rittenhouse was in court or actually had a court date and that court date actually has now been extended for 30 days. Theyre fighting extradition to come here to wisconsin from illinois where he was turning himself in after the shooting. His attorney saying that he believes that this was all selfdefense. To be clear, he is charged with six counts in the case, including two intentional homicides and one attempted homicide. 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse accused of fatally shooting two people is due in court next month. Authorities are fighting to have him sent to wisconsin where he faces six charges in two fatal shootings and the wounding of another. Police and social media videos reveal the 17yearold suspect came to kenosha with a rifle and a plan, later laid out in the charges against him. He explained it later ta night to a conservative media outlet, the daily caller. People are getting injured and my job is to help people. Reporter Authorities Say rittenhouse ended up injuring and killing people. Social media shows it playing out in the streets of kenosha. His attorney telling nbc news his client acted in selfdefense. This man shown here died trying to stop the gunman. He loved the city because it was his city and he wanted to make it better. Like he wanted to stay in this house with me and my daughter and raise her here and like make it a better place. Reporter Anthony Kennedy is clear on who he believes is to blame for the worst violence. The last time there was a Police Shooting in this town was six years ago. This narrative that the police are out of control is something im pushing back on. The agitators are the ones who are showing up with guns and want to kill people. Reporter the protest that created this volatile mix sparked by another shooting, the Police Shooting of jacob blake that left him paralyzed after being shot seven times in the back. Jacob blakes family telling cnn police have cuffed blake to his hospital bed. When i walked into that room, you know, hes paralyzed from the waist down, why do they have cold steel on my sons ankle . He couldnt get up if he wanted to. So thats a little overkill to have him shackled to the bed. That just makes no sense to me. The sheriff says hes cuffed to the bed because blake has felony warrants for his arrest, including one for thirddegree sexual assault. Blakes Attorney Says the cuffs were finally removed and blakes warrants vacated. Dispatch audio from the moments before blakes shooting is shedding a little more light on why police approached him. Jacob blake isnt supposed to be there and he took the complainants keys and is refusing to give them back. Reporter the blake family attorney explaining these shootings are an example of two different justice systems in america. No Police Officer that he walked by, no National Guard that he walked by shot him in the back. Nobody killed him. And so it is the tale of two videos that perfectly highlight the frustration of africanamericans and the nba players and the Major League Players and everybody who wants equal justice in this society. Reporter jacob blakes family is here. We have just met and seen his uncle. They are here because this is where there is going to be a protest that was scheduled for today in just about 30 minutes from now. We should also mention they are outraged hearing from the Police Association who has put new information out that they say is relevant to the case, saying that jacob blake had a knife, they are accusing him of fighting with officers before he ended up being shot in the back by one of their officers. We should be clear they are not the investigating agency. The investigating agency, the state department of justice is saying that they are going to be doing an impartial investigation and that that does not reflect all of the details that they will be coming out with. They are very adamant that they are the official investigation to put out information. Sarah, we can see local people there gathering for what is to be another day of protests and peaceful, hopefully, demonstrations. Thank you. Nba players will be back on the court today after protesting several playoff games in the wake of jacob blakes shooting. Joining me now to discuss is the civil rights leader and the president of the color of change. Rashad, thank you for joining us to talk about this important story. What does it mean to see nba players and other athletes really standing in solidarity with people like you who are working to create change . I think its incredible. Athletes, artists, black athletes and artists have constantly been a part of social movements. But for folks to stand up and use their platform, to watch these athletes in the tradition of folks like bill russell and so many others that had to endure so much on the court and so much off the court. These athletes in so many ways are standing on the shoulders of folks who came before them, but live in the communities, have families in these communities, are dealing day in and day out with the impacts of systemic racism. And so the athletes standing up and speaking out sends a really powerful message and having it come sort of four years after Colin Kaepernick took that brave step and suffered so much as a result and was blackballed, so see so many folks rally around also, i think, shows how much weve been able to change the conversation and move the conversation as a result of more people coming into this conversation and speaking out. Im glad you mentioned Colin Kaepernick because the nfls Baltimore Ravens put out a strong statement calling for police to arrest the officers who killed Breonna Taylor and shot jacob blake. The Statement Reads in part, this is bigger than sports. Racism is embedded in the fabric of our Nations Foundation and is a blemish on our countrys history. If we are to change course and make our world a better place, we must face this problem head on and act now to enact positive change. As you mentioned, what a difference four years can make, given how blackballed Colin Kaepernick was for his stance in just taking a knee. How much longevity do you think this movement has as far as other teams coming forward and embracing similar statements . Whats going to continue to happen is that more of these moments are going to happen, more of these killings are going to happen, more tragedies are going to happen in communities until real systemic change, until accountability actually occurs. You know, there have been, you know, kaepernick to now so many folks standing up. I couldnt have this conversation without talking about the work of the wnba and the Women Basketball players who stood up and have been so powerful on these issues and have sacrificed, many of them taking time off the league, out of the league to engage and work directly on social justice movements, athletes setting up foundations and other things. And so the fact of the matter is every couple of years we hear, has the Movement Lost steam . The movement isnt about just people standing up and raising their voices, because we have nothing else to do. The movement is about us standing up and speaking out because we can do nothing else, because our lives and our families are on the line, because day in and day out we are dealing with the impacts of systems that are not broken, but are operating exactly the way they are designed and are set up to harm and hurt us. And then to not deliver accountability and justice. And this is simply not about hearts and minds. It is about power. And that is why we need folks who have platforms, who have power, to stand up and use it. Well, i was going to ask you unfortunately, were out of time, about the platform of facebook and how its amplified some of the responses weve seen. We saw a rare apology,