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being on. let s reset at the top of the hour now. i m anderson cooper. thank you for joining us. we re following two major breaking stories that the hour. the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17 that killed 298 people in ukraine. and i m wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. the other major story, the breaking story we were following, the crisis in gaza, where israel launched a major ground offensive and it continues. a lot to get you up to date on in this hour. president obama today laying out the priorities and the aftermath of the airline crash in the ukraine. the priorities, learning the truth first, he say then acting. there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened. the u.n. security council has endorsed this investigation and we will hold all its members, including russia, to their word. in order to facilitate that investigation. russia, pro-russian separatists and ukraine must adhere to an immediate cease-fire. evidence must not be ....
widening as i speak, with new names added on like a traffic lineup in manhattan. there s still no indication that donald trump is anywhere near to making one of the key decisions of his presidency, who will serve as his chief diplomat. vice president-elect mike pence ran through some of the top contenders yesterday. i think everyone that he s talked to and has been talked about, whether it be a rudy giuliani or mitt romney or general petraeus or senator corker or john bolten, and others, bring extraordinary background and qualities to this. nbc news reports that several new names have been added to that list, even if they remain outside contenders. the associated press, meanwhile, is reporting that prospects of rudy giuliani and mitt romney, they say, are fading. the new names include jon huntsman, who was critical of trump during the campaign, but who wasn t also reportedly in the mix, ceo of exxonmobil, rex the bulk of the time was with the president-elect, donald trum ....
intelligence he suggestions. that s the big argument. this has been such a contentious issue we saw the whole drama play out with the house intelligence committee and their top republican leader devin nunes came, saw the material. out of the protocol of that committee and them adam schiff, came and looked at the same material. there s answers about this coming from the white house first from the deputy press secretary who says there was no attempt to keep adam schiff responsible. . not that i m aware of at all. i think the bigger point is there s something there. we d love to come see it which is exactly what we said. it turns out if there s something of substance for him to know about, we want him to see it. frarjly i think if there wasn t something of sub stns, he would have walked out that moment from the white house and come out and declared that this was a big waste of time and a big dog and pony show. he didn t do that. he doesn t do that. it s very telling in what he ....
supreme court. the obsession with covering everything he says on twitter and very little what he does as president that s his preferred message of communication. the administration attempting to down play the importance of the president s tweets. the policy of the social media, chris. it is social media. it is not social media. it is his words. his thoughts. it is not a policy. it is social media. after tauting twitter as an essential part of the president s strategy for months. donald trump s social media platform is a powerful way for him to connect with the people. also education kalating his fight with london s mayor, accusing him of offering a pathetic excuse when he advised london residents not to be alarmed by increased security in the city. offering the scathing response when asked about mr. trump s planned visit to the u.k. his policies go against everything we stand for. apparently on message when he tweeted out there was a big meeting today w ....
whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation or an ethics investigation against the president of is the united states of america. for example, rachel crooks is one of the 16 women that we know of who have come forward. she said that president trump, before he was president, quote, kissed me directly on the mouth. it was so inappropriate that he thought i was so insignificant he could do that. jo hart, said he absolutely groped me, and he just lipid his hand there touching my private parts, end quote. these are just two examples of unwelcome sexual advances. i think were he on the subway or in a restaurant would not either or both of these incident be enough to get him arrested? in your experience as the number two most important law enforcement officer in the united states, but before you answer that, how about these cases? kristin anderson in an interview said, quote, the person on my right who unbeknownst to me at the time was donald trump, put their hand up my ski ....