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is a threat to democracy? well, to our system, you know, the assaults on the institutions starting with my own, the intelligence community and his characterization of us as nazis. the commentary he has made about the judiciary, and individual judges. the assault on the bureau are examples which are not constructive for our country. general clapper, i appreciate your time. thank you very much. thanks for having me. very tough words from general clapper there. if you are just joining us now, let s quickly lay out the top story tonight. the riveting testimony, did he make the case for the obstruction of justice? and we ll get reaction from the intelligence community, and first, dana bash with all the key moments. reporter: the former fbi director under oath and unvarnished, called the president who fired him, a liar. the administration then chose to defame me by saying that the organization was in disarray. that it was poorly led, that the work force had lost confiden ....
friend and their children. there was just smoke and there were embers falling down from the roof and people were screaming and we just ran and ran and ran. reporter: bethany keeling was right near the exit when the bomb went off. i saw like a flash. like, an explosion flash. i grabbed my friend s hand and we just ran. but we looked and we could see the bodies on the floor. reporter: victims were lying where they d fallen. the ground was streaked with blood. the killer today identified as 22-year old british-born salman abedi. police believe he detonated his suicide bomb here, in an area connecting the massive arena to the nearby train station, which then descended into chaos. when the bomb went off, many parents were waiting outside to collect their kids after the show. for some of the youngsters, it was their first concert. joe gregory was sitting in his car, waiting to pick up his girlfriend. 22-year-old salman abedi, was born in manchester, the son of a family who e ....
apparently he got the nickname of the commodore in his days as a kid running those ferry services in new york harbor. the other guys who worked the harbor alongside him called him commodore as a way of teasing him. and it stuck. and then that kid who they mocked as the commodore grew up to amass one of the largest fortunes in american history. the kind of fortune that leaves a mark. in 1917 right next to the then-brand new grand central station opposite vand built avenue, a huge new hotel went up with thousands of rooms. it was called the commodore hotel. it was named after correspond kneel i couldn t say, the commodore vand built. had a statute of him right out front. and that hotel was one of new york s big successful shmancy centrally located famous it was a big deal because the commodore hotel was a big landmark piece of new york real estate right next to grand central station. it also had this poetic storied connection to the great vanderbilt family. but it was a high-pro ....
there in the final last few seconds. in kelly, kentucky, something else emerges in the sky. we can see venus here at this point in kelly, kentucky. i love the fact that you can see venus. even the president stepping out of the white house to watch. finally, the last major stop for the great american eclipse charleston, south carolina. the clouds cooperating. you know, it really puts us in our place as far as our role in the cosmos, doesn t it, the fact that we here on earth are part of something much bigger. and then sky gazers starting to make the long journey home. in remote rigby, idaho, bumper to bumper traffic for miles. the traffic coming out of idaho goes as far as the eye can see. reporter: this traffic jam started precisely as the eclipse ended. people already had packed, gotten into their cars. one family heading back to california. how long do you expect that to take you with this traffic? about 20 hours. reporter: 20 hours. was it worth it? 20 hours. way. ....
reporter: very rich, but not very punctual. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. thank you so much for joining us. ac 360 with anderson starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. breaking news tonight in the russia investigation. new reporting how interested the fbi seems to be in carter page. the story detailing how many times page has been questioned already, what he s been asked about and told investigators. page himself, calling the encounters extensive. in a moment, the correspondent who broke the story. but we begin with the health care replacement billion. 22 million fewer people with insurance by 2026. that, according to the congressional budget office. also big deficit reduction. however, it s that 22 million estimate that could be politically toxic to some republican moderates, one of whom weighed in late tonight. so a lot to get to, starting with phil mattingly. what else is in the cbo report? reporter: you start with that tom line number, anderson. you ....