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Breaking News: President Trump fires National Security Adviser John Bolton. Sources say the President and Bolton got into a heated argument last night over the plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David. The question now is who will fill this important position? Today's Panel: CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson, TIME's Molly Ball, POLITICO's Heather Caygle, and Vivian Salama with The Wall Street Journal. Also on the Program: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Kylie Atwood, Nic Robertson, Michael Warren, Aaron David Miller, and Rear Admiral John Kirby (Ret.)
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President Trump abruptly cancels a planned peace summit with the Taliban. His idea to invite the Al Qaeda allies to Camp David on the week of 9/11 causes a split in the administration -- and alarms key Conservatives in Congress. Plus, Congress is back from its summer break. Republicans want to know if the President is serious about new gun control legislation. Democrats are trying to balance a family debate about whether to stick to issues like guns and health care or move ahead with investigations and impeachment. And remember Valerie Plame? The ex-spy is now running for Congress -- and putting her CIA driving lessons to use in a new campaign video. Today's Panel: CNN's Abby Phillip, Carl Hulse with The New York Times, Matt Viser with The Washington Post and Jackie Kucinich with The Daily Beast. Also on the Program: CNN's Kylie Atwood, Manu Raju, and Jessica Schneider and Retired Rear Admiral John Kirby
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The 2020 circus comes to New Hampshire. Who's got the right strategy for winning the first-in-the-nation primary? Meanwhile, Trump abruptly cancels a secret Camp David summit with the Taliban - just days before the September 11th anniversary. Plus, Democrats ramp up their investigations into President Trump, and demand action on guns. But the president's still wavering. And Hurricane Dorian wreaks havoc in the Bahamas and the Carolinas, yet the president is obsessed with where it didn't hit. Dana Bash in the anchor chair. Today's panel: Lisa Lerer from the New York Times, Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur, the Washington Post's Rachael Bade, and Michael Bender with the Wall Street Journal
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Dorian makes landfall in North Carolina, causing more flooding and power outages as the Bahamas scrambles to deal with much more significant damage. Plus, the economy added 130,000 new jobs in August -- a solid headline for a report that that shows many signs of economic strength, but also warns some key sectors are stalling. And, the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees broaden their investigation into whether President Trump profits from government business after the Vice President stayed a Trump resort in Ireland. Today's Panel: CNN's Dana Bash, Alex Thompson with POLITICO, CNN's Manu Raju, Damian Paletta with The Washington Post, and Jackie Kucinich with The Daily Beast Also on the Program: CNN's Allison Chinchar, Patrick Oppmann, Christine Romans, and Alexis Pelecanos, sister of a Bahamas survivor
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Thursday, September 5, 2019: Charleston Police Warn Drivers: "Turn Around, Don't Drown!" Trees are toppling and streets are flooding as the eye of Hurricane Dorian brushes the Carolina coast, and we're getting a first-hand look at the destruction in the Bahamas. CNN is on the ground as U.S. residents brace for the storm and the rescues continue in the Bahamas. Plus, 2020 Democratic presidential candidates talk climate change in a marathon CNN town hall. And, President Trump has a new series of tweets defending his inaccurate claim that Alabama needed to brace for the hurricane. Today's Panel: Laura Barron Lopez and Heather Caygle with POLITICO, CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post Also on the Program: CNN's Erica Hill, Alison Chinchar, Brian Todd, Paula Newton, and Rosa Flores, plus North Carolina residents Richard Neal and Art Perry
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Florida starts to feel the effects as Hurricane Dorian as it batters the Bahamas. The storm has killed at least five people and island officials expect the number to rise. Plus, battle lines being drawn over Brexit. British Parliament is back from its summer break for a showdown with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. And, in the 2020 race, Joe Biden's campaign announces it will return donations it received from federally registered lobbyists, as he once again defends his botched version of a war story. Today's Panel: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Julie Pace with the Associated Press, and Vivian Salama with The Wall Street Journal Also on the program: CNN's John Berman, Chad Myers, Patrick Oppmann, Brian Todd, Nic Robertson, and Arlette Saenz. Also, National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham, Florida Senator Rick Scott, and Martin County Sheriff William Snyder
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The latest on Hurricane Dorian: Winds begin to pick up in Florida and mandatory evacuations begin in parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Plus, investigators search for a motive in a West Texas mass shooting as grieving families and friends seek answers. Will the latest attack trigger action in Congress? Also, Coast Guard says search and rescue operations are underway after a boat catches fire in California. 34 people are unaccounted for. And, parades, picnics and presidential candidates. It's Labor Day on the campaign trail. Today's Panel: CNN's Abby Phillip, Melanie Zanona with POLITICO, and Emily Larsen with The Washington Examiner. Also on the Program: CNN's John Berman, Allison Chinchar, Patrick Oppmann, Rosa Flores, Scott McLean and Jeff Zeleny. Also, Florida State Representative Shevrin Jones, Palm Beach Mayor Mack Bernard, and Hurricane Hunter Nick Underwood.
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Yet another mass shooting in America - seven people killed along a highway in West Texas, with the gunman dead after a shootout with police. Meanwhile, on the East Coast, residents prepare for Hurricane Dorian - barreling down on the U.S. mainland as a "catastrophic" Category Five storm. Plus - voters are growing more pessimistic about the economy, but President Trump insists there's nothing to worry about. And the 2020 frontrunners prepare for their most important debate yet, with Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at center stage. Manu Raju in the anchor chair. Today's panel: Margaret Talev with Axios, Time's Molly Ball, Michael Shear of the New York Times, and Politico's Laura Barrón-López. Plus CNN's Ed Lavendera on the ground in Odessa, Texas; Patrick Oppman in the Bahamas; and Allison Chinchar in the CNN Weather Center.
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Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward the U.S. east coast; Florida gas stations are starting to run dry as the Governor looks at the possibility of mandatory evacuations. President Trump's personal assistant is out of the White House, forced to resign after telling some reporters a little too much about life in the West Wing. And Joe Biden is pushing off the media coverage after facing criticism over a war story he got wrong. On today's panel: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Laura Barrón-López with POLITICO, Lisa Lerer with The New York Times and Vivian Salama with The Wall Street Journal Also on the program: CNN's Rosa Flores, Vero Beach Mayor Val Zudans, NOAA Hurricane Hunter Nick Underwood, CNN's Meteorologist Chad Myers, Democratic Pollster Anna Greenberg, and Republican Pollster Ed Goeas
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It's days away from hitting, but getting stronger by the minute. Dorian is now forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane, with Florida in its crosshairs. James Comey is on the defensive after the Justice Department's watchdog concludes the fired FBI Director violated agency policy and set a "dangerous example" by leaking memos about his meetings with the President. And, shut out of the Democrats' next debate and nearly out of money, Kirsten Gillibrand bows out of the 2020 race. How long can others outside the top 10 hang on? On today's panel: Carl Hulse with The New York Times, Tarini Parti with The Wall Street Journal, CNN's Shimon Prokupecz, Margaret Talev with Axios, and Joshua Jamerson with The Wall Street Journal Also, on today's program: CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers, Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, and hurricane expert Brian McNoldy
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