Pentagon: New images show that Iran attacked tankers; Pompeo: Military options on the table to deal with Iran; Trump says constitution gave him power to fire Mueller

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🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Iranian official: U.S. and Iran headed for confrontation; Biden says if he's nominated he'll beat Trump in the south; Trump falsely denies existence of dismal internal polls; Campaign fires pollsters after leaks show Biden ahead; NYT: Intel officials hesitant to fully brief Trump on escalating U.S. cyberattacks on Russia; Trump scolds his Chief of Staff: "You just can't cough" in the middle of an interview; New poll shows growing support among Dems for impeachment; Ocasio-Cortez: Pressure to impeach Trump grows every day; Former Trump aide & confidant Hope Hicks to testify behind closed doors before House Panel Wednesday; Intel's Schiff: Threat to subpoena the FBI is yielding results; Biden: "I plan on winning Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina... I believe we can win Texas & Florida"; Dem presidential candidates stepping up attacks on Biden; Kim Jong Un's high-stakes diplomatic gamble: Playing Trump, Putin & China's Xi off each otherTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happening now breaking news headed for confrontation. The Pentagon reveals new
0:06.2	images to make its case that Iran was behind recent attacks on
0:10.0	tankers while in a CNN exclusive a key Iranian official warns the US and
0:15.0	Iran are headed toward confrontation.
0:17.0	Polling Purge as he prepares to officially launch his
0:21.0	2020 campaign President Trump is furious over internal polls
0:25.2	showing him trailing Joe Biden and other Democrats.
0:28.8	The campaign's answer, Fire the pollsters! Coughing Fit. The Presidentsters coughing fit.
0:33.6	The president throws a fit over his chief of staff's coughing fit,
0:37.4	which interrupted an interview
0:39.2	just as the president was discussing
0:41.0	his financial statement,
0:42.3	and it's all caught on tape.
0:45.2	And facing his rivals, frontrunner Joe Biden shows up at a forum with his Democratic rivals
0:50.5	saying if he's nominated, he'll campaign and win against Donald Trump in the South.
0:56.0	I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room. This is
1:08.0	this is CNN breaking news. breaking news.
1:09.0	The Pentagon reveals new images to boost its case that Iran is responsible for attacks on oil
1:14.4	tankers. In the CNN exclusive a senior Iranian official warns the United
1:19.2	States that Iran are headed toward a confrontation. Also breaking, Democratic front runner Joe Biden shows up at an event with other candidates
1:27.9	and says if he's nominated he'll face President Trump in the South and beat him there.
1:33.0	As President Trump is about to officially launch his 2020 campaign,
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