Trump names 4th national security advisor amid Iran tensions; Feds: airline mechanic accuse of sabotage had ISIS video on phone; Trump to visit border wall as another top DHS official fired; Chilling back-to-school ads call for tighter gun restriction

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia, calls oil attacks "act of war"; Saudi show alleged Iranian weapons used in oil field attacks; Pres Trump announces plans for new sanctions on Iran; Trump: plenty of time to do some "dastardly things" to Iran; Dem Sen Murphy: no secret defense treaty with Saudi Araba; Feds say airline mechanic accused of sabotage told co-workers his brother was a member of ISIS; Trump takes aim at California while he's visiting state; Trump expected to raise as much as $15 mill in west coast visit; Trump blames Beto O'Rourke for stalled gun reform after he says "we're going to take your AR-15"; AG Barr on hill discussing expanding background checks, WH says Trump has not signed off on proposal; Trump admin refuses to hand over whistleblower complaint to house intel committee; Teen girl tells congress to "listen to the scientists", demands lawmakers act now on climate crisisTo 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	A new man in the president's ear to help decide the next step with Iran. The lead starts right now.
0:08.0	Breaking news, President Trump names a new national security advisor and he turns up the heat on Iran.
0:15.0	And as the U.S. government claims new evidence may show Iran has launched the missiles that
0:19.0	blew up a Saudi oil field.
0:21.0	Also breaking today. Possible terrorist ties.
0:24.3	Prosecutors say an airline mechanic accused of sabotaging a passenger jet
0:29.2	had a graphic ISIS video on his phone and that's just the beginning.
0:33.0	Plus, Stonewalled, America's Intelligence Chief, denies Congress a look at an urgent
0:39.0	whistleblower complaint as mandated by law.
0:42.2	What is the Trump administration hiding?
0:44.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with the world lead today, President
0:52.2	Trump today, trotting out his fourth national security advisor in
0:56.2	less than three years amid growing tensions with Iran.
0:59.7	Robert O'Brien who served as special envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department
1:04.6	has been tapped for the new role one day after the President quoted O'Brien is
1:08.5	calling him the President the quote greatest hostage negotiator in history.
1:13.3	The president today also announcing
1:14.7	as part of the response to the bombing
1:16.4	of the Saudi oil fields
1:18.2	plans to substantially increase sanctions
1:20.5	against the Iranian regime, and warning the US has additional options on the
1:24.9	table including potential military confrontation.
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