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At one point, he says its gods orders, kate. All right. So much more to learn. Scott, thank you so much for being on the ground. Really appreciate it. Thank you all so much for joining me today. Inside politics with john king starts right now. Thank you, kate. And welcome to inside politics. Im john king. Thank you for sharing your day with us. The president s new response to the Special Counsel is more political threat than legal strategy. Shut things down, team trump tells Robert Mueller, or become a Midterm Election issue. Plus, how alexandria ocasiocortez turns a stunning primary upset. And look to the stars. Is that the battlefield of tomorrow . The Trump Administration moves ahead with its plans for a new space force. The latenight comics say thank yo ....
Challenges and questions. today s event after months of nudging from the kmancommander chief. space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea. it s not merely enough to have an american presence in space. we must have american dominance in space. we very well may soon have the space force. everyone is very excited about that. it s not just sending rockets to the moon and rockets to mars. this is also a military imperative. and i ve directed the pentagon to begin the process of creating a sixth branch of the united states armed forces called the space force. very important. joining our conversation, the retired rear admiral john kirby, our cnn contributor. there is no question if you want to go way back and think about pirates at sea, there s no ....
Also breaking right now, the white house defending president trump s attacks on nfl players who kneel in protest during the national anthem, saying the president is concerned about honoring the flag. let s dig deeper with the former head of the naacp. our cnn contributor, cornell william brooks. cornell, this morning the president tweeted this, and i ll put it on the screen. the issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. it is about respect for our country, flag, and national anthem. nfl must respect this. what s your reaction your response to that, cornell? unfortunately, it pains me to say this, that the president s tweets and comments have nothing to do with the flag and everything to do with race. when the president refers to colin kaepernick in alabama as a son of the b-word, it is racial code for the n-word across america and in alabama. particularly when he does so in ....
the petih-hawk, chapman families would like to thank the jury for their very difficult decision on this case. cnn s deborah feyerick cov offing this case from the beginning. she s in new haven, connecticut. take us inside the courtroom when we get the verdict, death by lethal injection. reporter: you know, it was very emotional during the reading of the verdict, death on all six counts, that komisarjevsky was facing. he showed no real emotion. at the enwas led out in handcuffs. members of the petit family and supporters who have been here every day of the month-long trial and the penalty phase, they seemed relieved but they were filled with i motion. finally it would end because you have to remember, this is one of two trials. but now it s over. and i even asked dr. petit, do you feel elation, exhaustion, peace? and he paused. he said, not elation, but peace. it was an enticing prospect to get to, his words, normal life and used the quotation marks. this has consu ....
stepped up security in new york and washington, d.c., as authorities investigate a possible al qaeda terror plot tied to the anniversary. desperate hours aboard air force one, circling over america, trying to find a safe place for president bush to land on 9/11. my interview with the pilot of air force one, he flew that critical mission. president obama s new jobs plan, certain to be a hot topic when the republican hopefuls gather here in tampa. for monday night s presidential debate co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. checkpoint searches and an urgent scramble for intelligence. america, once again, faces a terror threat. this time, authorities say they have credible and specific information about a possible al qaeda plot tied to the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the key focus, washington and new york. our national corresponden ....