Could the lights go out again at midnight thursday . Let the games begin. The Pyeongchang Olympics begin today the day ahead of the Opening Ceremony. Good morning. Im christine romans. Mixed doubles curling started last night. There was a military parade that took the attention away from what happened in the north. Well talk about that shortly. It is february 8th. Welcome to the viewers from the u. S. And around the world. We start with major questions of who knew what and when after a Top White House official forced to step down over allegations he abused two exwives. Staff secretary rob porter is out of the west wing today. Sources telling cnn that chief of staff has known for months of the Domestic Violence claims. Porter was upset when told about it this week and ivanka trump was disturbed of the alleged abuse. His exwives accused him of the abuse during the background checks. One of the exwives spoke out. Im not surprised that people who work with him in a professional capacity see him as a model of discretion and character. I believe he is. I think professionally he is intelligent and he is measured and he is certainly someone that i would trust in that profess n professional position and in his personal life he is abusive and angry. Official says porter also misled west wing staff and kelly by accuses his exwives of trying to smear him. Kelly was shocked by the allegations, but says i believe every individual deserves the right to defend their reputation. An exgirlfriend of porters contacted the white house counsel. She said she was concerned of the romantic relationship with porter and the White House Communications director hope hicks. It was hicks who drafted a statement to kelly declaring support for porter. We have all of this drama inside the west wing from jim acosta. Reporter christine and dave, the white house is dealing with a scandal with the top aide rob porter who resigned from his position after his two exwives accused him of abuse. He says the outrageous allegations are false. I took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago. Despite the allegations, the white house released statements about porter from john kelly and others. The senior white house official told cnn the statements were written in response to the first story in the matter. Other reports included one of the exwives featuring a black eye. Sarah sanders said the president had confidence in porter. I can tell you that rob has been an effective in his role as staff secretary. The chief of staff has had full confidence and trust in his abilities. Reporter cnn learned one year into the Trump Administration, porter never obtained a security clearance to work here. It was widely known porter was facing trouble with the clearance and there were allegations from his exwives about becauabuse. Christine and dave. He was touted as a moderating influence as chief of staff. That reputation certainly evolvi evolving. One retired general who served with kelly in iraq says he no longer recognizes his former colleague. Ethics chief says so john kelly often tout as the adult tells us a failure to compromise on slavery is the cause for the civil war. Tell us again, press secretary, how we are never allowed to criticize the general . This appears to be part of the larger vetting problem at the white house. All of the nominees had to withdraw or lost jobs over issues that were missed or overlooked or ignored in the screening process. A bipartisan budget deal in the Senate Faces Uncertain future in the house. This would head off the Government Shutdown at midnight. It covers defense and domestic spending for the next two years. Adding to the deficit. House democrats are not all on board yet. Nancy pelosi opposing the plan on a marathon eighthour speech over dreamers and immigration. A record going back to 1909. Phil mattingly has more. Reporter christine and dave, we know the deal. We have the components. We have the 300 billion spending. Disaster relief for texas and florida and puerto rico. You have increase of the debt ceiling until 2019. Other key items. In extension of the Childrens Health insurance program. All of these are key things that members want. Now they need the votes. First, you talk about where leaders stand on this, at least in the senate . Optimistic. Take a listen sdplch. No one would suggest it was perfect. We worked hard to find common ground. After months of log jams, this budget deal is a genuine break through. After fiscal brinksmanship, this is a first sprout of bipartisanship. Reporter despite the deal to get this done, the votes are in question. Mostly in the house is the issue of immigration, daca. Democrats have been holding on to block the spending deal up to the point. They know this is something the president wants and the republicans want. That is why you saw nancy pelosi on the house floor for more than eight hours. The longest continuous speech on the house floor in a century. We have to be strong as a country and strong as a country. We have to be true to our values. And to be true to our values is to respect the aspirations of people who are our future. Our young people are our future. And these dreamers are part of that. Reporter stressing daca and trying to get commitments from paul ryan to bring up a bill. Saying they would hold votes if they dont get the commitment. Im told that speaker ryan will take the issue up if the president supports it. Democrats dont have trust where the president ends up on this. The question is how many House Democrats split from the leader and split from the daca issue all together and come on board. Keep in mind there are a lot of democratic priorities in the spending deal. More than 130 billion to fund opioid treatment. How many of them will come aboa aboard . That will decide if they get this done and on the president s desk by midnight. Christine and dave. Phil, thanks. High fives for nancy pelosi. She had 4 inch heels on the entire time. And several people in congress and defense secretary james mattis appearing at the White House Briefing which was unusual in and of itself says it reflects the president s affection for the troops and the pentagon is looking for alternatives for the parade through the nationals capital. Im putting together options. The president s fondness for the military reflected in him asking for these options. Congressional democrats are opposed to the idea. Republicans appear mixed. Here is one senator lindsey graham. I dont have a problem with the parade honoring the service. Im not looking for a soviet style hardware display. That shows weakness. Leon panetta saying any other president you would assume to honor the men and women in uniform. With this president , it is worrisome as to what he has in mind. The u. S. Air force academy mismanaged the program during the 2017 academic year. The colorado based school was out of compliance with the Defense Department policies. The problems were revealed in the assessment of the three Major Service academies. It cited 112 reports of Sexual Assault cases up from 86 the year before. The Department Says they are absolutely committed to making the academy safe. The report says more oversight of response programs and personnel is needed. Shows of force by the american and North Koreans on the eve of the olympics. You, the instruments of American Power know, all options are on the table. The Vice President speaking to the troops before the opening ceremonies parade. We are live in seoul next. We will continue to intensify this maximum pressure on north korea until it abandoned the Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile program once and for all. Vice president mike pence speaking to troops in japan overnight. He has now arrived in south korea ahead of the Opening Ceremony tomorrow. North korea making a final show of force before the games with its own big military style parade. Cnns paula newton is live in seoul. The first daughter ivanka trump is headed there. You have the Vice President there. We know kim jong uns sister is an emissary for the north. Who could be in the same room together . Reporter gosh, all at the Opening Ceremony. Vice president mike pence. It has been a bus yy few hours. He is about to start a bilateral meeting with the Vice President of south korea. They will discuss Nuclear Security for the korean peninsula. We saw kim jong un at the microphone. They are broadcasting the parade that happened several hours ago in north korea. Showing off their military prowess. Kim jong un saying we have proven we have World Class Technology and military that is up to the task. You know, south korea wanted this to be the peace olympics. This is turning into something different. North korea rebuffing any suggestions that they will meet with Vice President pence or anyone else. At the same time, south korea announcing they will meet with the north korean delegation, including kim jong uns sister the day after the Opening Ceremony. That will be an interesting meeting. The Vice President making it very clear he is here and at every stop make it clear that north korea will not be hijacking these olympics. Of course, he invited the father of otto warmbier. Someone who was imprisoned by the north and came home in a vegetative state and ultimately died. That sends a message to the north about the american position. Paula, thank you. Keep us posted. The Winter Olympics in south korea begin on friday. Competition under way. Ski jumping and curling on the schedule today. Mixed doubles curling debuted last night. It was a hoot. The first joint tae kwon do performance takes part tomorrow as part of the preOpening Ceremony events. Erin hamlin has been selected as the flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. She was chosen by her teammates. U. S. Military strikes have killed 100 pro regime fighters in syria. It launched air and artillery strikes in what it called an unprovoked attack by pro assad troops on the backs of u. S. Forces. Some 500 proregime troops carried out mortar fire and russian made tanks. No u. S. Personnel or coalition were hurt. Breaking overnight. A Police Officer shot and killed in texas. Another person is wounded and the suspect is in custody. Shipl its great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize ive got a hundred orders i have to ship out. 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One civilian was shot and that persons condition is unknown right now. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state will honor the fallen officer with the dignity he deserves. A former olympic coach is the subject of the police investigation. John geddert is the owner of twisters where larry nassar admitted to abusing agethletath. His attorneys have not stopped not responded to the request for comments. College Football National signing day is memorable for students and athletes and families. This year produced one of the more awkward moments. Jacob copeland was choosing between alabama and tennessee and florida. Mom was wearing an alabama hoodie and tennessee hat. She did not get up. She walked out of the room. She left. See ya, mom. She came back and gave him a hug. Who just got up and left to your right . Who got up and left . My mom. Why did she walk out and leave . I dont know. I dont know exactly why. I dont know. She came back. She came back. Anyone wondering how serious s. E. C. 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The Pyeongchang Olympics are under way with the first events a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony. I was fired up because mixed doubles curling made its debut. There was a military parade in the north that got all the attention. Welcome back to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. 4 31 in east. Welcome viewers here in the u. S. And around the world. Major questions of who knew what and when after a Top White House official is forced to step down after allegations he abused two exwives. Staff secretary rob porter will be out of the west wing today. Chief of staff john kelly and other aides to the president have known for months about the Domestic Violence claims which porter denies. Sources say President Trump was upset when told about it this week. His daughter ivanka seemed to be disturbed by the photos of the abuse. His exwives accused him of abuse after the background check. One of the exwives told the Washington Post why she thinks more people didnt know. Im not surprised that people who work with him in a professional capacity see him as a model of discretion and integrity and character. I think he is and i think professionally he is intelligent and he is measured and he is certainly someone that is i would trust in that professional position and in his personal life he is abusive and angry. An official says porter misled west wing staff including kelly. He accused his exwives of trying to smear him. Kelly says he was shocked by the new allegations, but he says quote i believe every individual he deserves the right to defend their reputation. Politico reports that an exgirlfriend of porter contacted the white house of porter. She said she was concerned of the romantic relationship with porter and hope hicks. It was hicks who helped draft an initial statement from chief of staff kelly declaring support for porter. The latest now from jim acosta at the white house. Reporter christine and dave, white house is scrambling to deal with the scandal of rob porter. Porter stepped down after his two exwives accused him of abuse. He said the allegations were false. I took the photos given to the media 15 years ago. Now despite the allegations, the white house released glowing statements of porter from the chief of staff john kelly and others. An official told cnn the statements were written to the first story that broke in the daily mail. Other reports that included one of the exwives of porter featuring a black eye. White House Press SecretarySarah Sanders said the president had confidence in porter. I can tell you that rob has been an effective person in his role as staff secretary. We have full confidence and trust in his ability. Reporter cnn has learned one year into the Trump Administration and porter never obtained a permanent security clearance to work here and last fall it was widely known he was facing trouble in obtaining clearance.