trump went out of his way to say he s doing a great job leaving flynn out in the ringer as there are questions about whether his job may be in jeopardy. in a white house where staff turmoil is becoming the norm, today s michael flynn s turn in the hot seat. did trump s national security adviser mislead people. flynn apologized to mike pence, but that doesn t have appeared to have alaid the president s concerns. today, sean spicer said the president is evaluating the situation, and he s consulting with pence over conversations flynn had with the vice president. general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. flynn did in fact discuss sanctions with the russian
so the key now is to make sure there s strong followup, strong execution of the plans that have been put forward. as president and candidate for re-election in tough times mr. obama was crystal clear on the domino effect of that euro zone deal. if europe is weak, if europe is not grown as our largest trading partner that is going to impact our businesses and ability to create jobs here in the united states. a bit more positive news from the commerce department. it reported that the over all u.s. economy grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.5% in the third quarter. now that s hardly a robust rate yet it is nearly double the anemic growth back in the april, may, june quarter. can this rally be sustained? can we finally set aside worries of sliding back into recession? we begin with alison kosic live at the new york stock exchange tonight. was this rally all about europe? it was all about europe, john. the european debt deal is what wall street has been waiting for, f
up 671 points tell closing bell. we will see where it settles in. thank you very much. we have more breaking news in our politics lead. a brand new cnn poll with fascinating insight into how americans are reacting to the storm. the from alleged affairs to the staff turmoil. it comes after the president ordered the expulsion of 60 russian diplomats and as talks percolate about who might be the noefl exit the trump administration. and then this. the second woman detailing on national television an intimate relationship with donald trump and the effort to conceal it. the adult film agent rest stormy daniels says she was threatened to leave trump alone and insist the president knows telling the truth. with respect to that
white house that s been rocked by near constant staff turmoil. the president had praised kelly as a miracle worker in his previous job as secretary of homeland security. you look at the border, you look at the tremendous results we ve had. and you look at the spirit. and with a very controversial situation, there s been very little controversy, which is pretty amazing by itself. so, i want to congratulate you on having done a fantastic job, general, and we look forward to, if it s possible an even better job as chief of staff. reporter: but earlier in the day the president took to twitter to insist all is well, touting the nation s stock market and unemployment rate before insisting, no white house chaos. a message echoed by press secretary sara huckabee sanders. you want to see chaos come to my house with three preschoolers. this doesn t hold a candle to that. reporter: the new chief of staff will find rival factions still in place even with scaramucci gone there are still sha
agenda and more turmoil in the trump white house. i disagree with my father. he knows it. i express myself with total candor. inside politics, the biggest stories, sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics . i m john king. to our viewers in the united states and around the world thanks for sharing your sunday. staff turmoil and a new show of u.s. military muscle in asia aimed at getting north korea s attention. being commander-in-chief is changing a man who for years said it was foolish to inject american power into syria s civil war. tonight i call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end this slaughter, and bloodshed in syria. and also to end terrorism of all