he was sort of overshadowing nikki haley. also overshadowed john bolton, and the president loves him because pompeo is so tough on iran. so that voice, that viewpoint, is going to grow stronger. >> okay. >> no question. we have richard roth at the u.n. of course, ambassador haley's home base for a couple years now. speak about moderating influences. also confidence building influence that nikki haley gave to u.s. allies. >> look, she presented a very good look politically or otherwise for the united states at the u.n. and when she guided president trump around the u.n. two weeks ago at the special general assembly, it was like presenting him with look at where you are. they scheduled extra meetings almost as if to say to president trump, the u.n. is not so bad. there's a meeting we're going to do on drugs you care about and the opioid epidemic and a meeting on iran, but we're not going to call it about iran. we're going to broaden it out. also in the streets of new york and elsewhere, nikki haley was one of the few people in

ambassador for now nikki haley. one member of republican leadership just said, john thune, saying he had no idea that this resignation announcement was going to be coming from nikki haley. he said on fox news he was with a member of the senate foreign relations committee last night. nobody had a clue this was dropping until about two and a half hours ago or so. interesting stuff that it was a surprise to senators. i don't think we have andrea mitchell so i'll turn that question to you guys. >> it sort of goes to the reality tv show aspect of the trump administration. again, we don't know if she decided super late or if she just informed the president last night or this morning. i'm sure we'll get the reporting on that. the fact he set up this meeting. the fact they have had this love fest in the oval office. the fact he teased it ahead of time that there was a leak to sort of get some excitement about it goes to the overall showman aspect the president likes. >> successor to be named within two or three weeks the pr

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for you to bring you this breaking story nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the united nations attended her resignation we understand initially came to us via our website the. xers website she was a senior member of the trump administration she was put in position within a few days of donald trump winning the us election she is at the white house we are expecting imminently mrs haley and donald trump to appear in the oval office for what donald trump has said on twitter as well a big announcement with my friend embassador nikki haley in the oval office at ten thirty am local time that's eight minutes ago so soon as that happens we'll carry that for you live of course here on al-jazeera will stay with these pictures and we'll talk to our u.n. correspondent mike hanna mike what are they saying about this where you are. well peter the news has just been greeted here the united nations no firm responses yet but certainly there is a great deal of surprise and indeed shock in the hallways of the united nations there had been speculation a few months a

ambassador nikki haley. thatresident weeding out he and his friend nikki haley will be meeting with a big announcement on the way. haley is resigning her post according to resources. right now, the dow jones industrial average is down 16 points and the average is up four points in the nasdaq is up .5% bouncing back from yesterday's losses. this is number. -- this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: i'm guy johnson. let's talk about what is going we approach the european european equities coming back to the flat line. the ftse 100 absolutely flat now. u.s. yields are coming down. that's not what we can say about what's happening in italy today. we are now well over 300 basis nd btp on the bu spread. there was dollar strength early on in the session today at one currency we are currently keeping our eyes on right now, spots yuan trading at six 9225. there is speculation that the u.s. may label china a currency manipulator next week. that is increasingly feeling like a political

ambassador nikki haley. so you will see it as it happens the secretary emerges from the white house. who would've thought that after the ceremonial swearing-in of justice kavanaugh that they would be a bigger story today potentially? >> this is the trump presidency, and they're pretty good at that sort of thing. but to judy's point, it was a contentious week last week. the democratic strategy starting with christine ford was deposit the republicans as opposed to women as expressed by brett kavanaugh, it grew into something larger than they expected, he got confirmed. >> harris: live pick again as we are in the commercial break, we will come back to my power panel. stay close. so he can sleep. vicks vaporub. goodnight coughs. introducing ore-ida potato pay. where ore-ida golden crinkles are your crispy currency to pay for bites of this... ...with this. when kids won't eat dinner, potato pay them to. ore-ida. win at mealtime. i have fantastic news for who need money for their family. potato pay them to. with o

he will announce a successor to nikki haley. you know, when we heard earlier in the day speculation that he was considering his daughter for the u.s. am bass toreship bassa tweeted a while ago that replacement will not be me. there was a lot of ant pages after the president said, no one is more qualified than her. >> well, no one is more qualified to add amusement to the american political landscape. can you imagine that confirmation hearing? what training do you have? what experience do you have? what education do you have? what jobs have you had with the u.s. government that give you qualifications for this? the most interesting questions that would involve the confirmation hearing, if you go through a confirmation hearing and i have been there, you have to show up with financial records. i assume for her those financial records would include records from her husband. i can't wait to see and it will never happen based on her tweet, a congressional hearing saying, we have interesting questions about your financial disclosures r

>> is not the successor to nikki haley. the president will be making an announcement about something called e15 gasoline. current blends of gasoline are typically 10% ethanol. during certain months of the year, certain places are allowed to sell e15 ethanol. the president will direct the epa today to study whether or not e15, as it's known, can be sold all year long. it would be a big boon to corn producers who produce a lot of corn to ethanol, in states like iowa, nebraska, south dakota, as well. i also hear that the president will go over to the white house despite leaving. it senator joni ernst, chuck grassley, johnson, senator fischer. >> harris: south dakota, iowa. >> that whole area where they've got all the current stock. >> harris: absolutely, i have lived in that area before. before i let go, born nikki haley right now. there seems to be a warmth in the room i saw something that i've never seen before. when the president said "i will take all your questions, anybody? anybody?" crickets. what was going on, there? >>

the resignation of nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations that takes effect at the end of this year. she was in the west wing to talk about it with the president. the two of them spoke about suck sess and the reasons for the resignation. >> she's done a fantastic and together we solved a lot of problems and we are in the process of solving a lot of problems. we are happy for you in one way, but hate to lose you. hopefully you will come back at some point. maybe a different capacity. you can have your pick. >> there is no personal reasons. it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. i have given everything i've got these last eight years and i do think that sometimes it's good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it. >> let's go to the chief kor respondent. how much of a surprise was this announcement for members of the trump administration? what about the timing of this? awkward a month before the mid-terms. >> that's right. usually

nikki haley, kristi noem and sharon engel. i met her about 10 years ago and had a chance to get to know her over time and familiar with south carolina. she did -- think of what she did after the church shooting and a real show of leadership. amadeing ability to rise above in a calm way but very direct. concise person. the way she had a presence at the united nations. the administration will miss her but they appointed her and gave her full rein. >> jon: she was not a trump supporter early in the campaign. >> for republicans across the board who knew nikki haley and she trusted him. she was able to channel the ideals that conservatives had long talked about. the freedom, the liberty, the ideals and to stand up for america and do so with such grace. he used the word glamorous several times. i don't know if he would have used that if somebody else had been u.n. ambassador. if a man had done that job i don't know if it would be glamorous but there is something to it to have a woman with poise, dignity, make their arguments and win

nikki haley has resigned. the report says that nikki haley discussed her resignation with president trump last week when she visited him at the white house. according to these sources. it has shock ad number of senior foreign policy officials. the report goes on in his administration. she was easily confirmed to this position. she has been highly praised for her performance at u.n. she has been dealing with a lot of policy shifts from the u.s. to the u.n. we'll have to wait and see whether this is confirmed. but it is coming out of left field. charles: shocking news. she has been a lion at u.n. ashley: she has. susan: general assembly was front and center. charles: maybe she waited for that. >>> hurricane michael category 2 storm. residents in the florida's panhandle they're preparing to board up or ship out. janice dean has the latest storm track. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with his chinese counterpart and let's say it wasn't pretty. i want to know the endgame and what it means for our negotia

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley who has resigned now. comes as a surprise it was broken on a news website probably about an hour and a half ago in the united states and then they scramble to get this news conference together in the oval office donald trump a said well i kind of knew about this nikki haley had said up to six months ago that she may not want to go beyond two years she will be leaving the post at the end of the year and another thing donald trump apparently said is that he would be looking to name a replacement within three to four weeks so nikki haley not gone yet she's still got a couple of months left in the job but it will be as kimberly how it was saying earlier and joan's by the tough act to follow because she has been so loyal to donald trump and executed the plans that he's wanted in his vision on a world stage so now he haley the united nations ambassador to the united states ambassador to the united states resigning she was also quick to say in this news conference she is not running for the presidency in twenty t

nikki haley out as u.s. ambassador to the united nations. sources confirming to nbc news that ambassador haley has told staff that she plans to resign, not however without a photo op with president trump in the white house. that photo op happening just a few moments ago. our producers are quickly bringing that tape to us. once they do, we will run that exchange in its entirety. nevertheless, it is a high profile embrace and exit for a popular member of the republican party, someone with possible designs on higher office as well. again, nikki haley at one point a state senator there in the palmetto state. from there she went on to become the first female governor of south carolina, the first minority governor of south carolina as well. her husband a member of the international guard. she's a proud graduate of clemson university. she wears her tiger pride on her sleeve, frequently talks about clemson. also spends a fair amount of time talking about her two children as well. again, it would seem as if she's out as ambassador. here's that exchan

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nikki haley, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, joined the president in the oval office today for the announcement that she would be leaving at the end of the year. >> she told me probably six months ago, she said, you know, maybe at the end of the year, the end of a two-year period, but the end of the year, i want to take a little time off. i want to take a little break. she's made it a very glamorous position. she's made it a -- more importantly, a more important position. . >> there's no personal reasons. i think it's just important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no, i'm not running for 2020. i can tell you that i will be campaigning for this one. >> it took those inside the administration off guard. it it comes just two weeks before the midterms, of course, just weeks, rather, before the midterms. this departure means everyone except for the president in this picture from august of 2017 is now, in effect, out

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has announced she is resigning the latest in a long line of high profile departures from this troubled ministration says she's taking time out from public office. look at what has happened in two years with the united states on foreign policy now the united states is respected countries may not like what we do but they were special what we do they know that if we say we're going to do something we follow through in the president for that whether it was with the chemical weapons in syria whether it's with nato saying that other countries have to pay their share i mean whether it's the trade deals which have been amazing they get that the president means business and they followed through with that but then if you look at just these two years at the u.n. we've cut one point three billion in the un's by two we've made it stronger we've made it more efficient. south sudan we got an arms embargo which was a long time coming three north korean sanctions packages which were the largest in a generation done in a way that we could really work toward

nikki haley is playing her cards very, very well. she's going to -- she has managed her time in this administration as well as anybody has. and she's going to get out right now. but i would look forward to her being a potential candidate if trump doesn't run again or in 2024 or if lindsey graham perhaps gives up his seat. she would be a contender for that seat as well. >> ron clan, as someone who's gone through so many nominations of these justices and never seen anything like this, what becomes the moving spirit here? does it motivate democrats? anger the grievance? or the rallying that the president has been doing every day on the trail and again at the white house last night? does that motivate the republican base? who turns out? >> well, look, i think there has been some rallying over the republican base over the past couple of days around justice kavanaugh and the campaign to get him confirmed. the fundamental rule in politics are unhappy people vote. and justice kavanaugh got confirmed. that means the people who didn't want him

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has tended her resignation to the u.s. president we're not getting as yet any reason for her decision to depart the job no reason has been given but we are hearing that she and president trump will appear together at the white house in about fifteen minutes time she is formally the governor of the state of south carolina and she was widely regarded as a rising star in the republican party stay with us for latest on that as it happens the u.k.'s foreign secretary is calling on saudi arabia to explain what happened to the missing journalist jamal khashoggi he says that friendships depend on shared values and that of media reports about should she prove to be correct the u.k. will treat the incident seriously it is the latest expression of global concern over disappearance a week ago after he entered the saudi consulates in istanbul. the second suspect in the poisoning of the russian double agents in the u.k. has been identified by an investigative website called belling kept an account saying that the russian military dr ale

so the big news was nikki haley's departure. on october 3rd was when her resignation letter was dated. it appears neil as if maybe they waited until the end of the kavanaugh proceedings to officially unveil this earlier today. >> the big question is who now will replace nikki haley. the president says he wants to name her successor within the next two to three weeks. she is on the job until the end of the year. this will have to go to the senate for confirmation. one thing we learned from president trump there on the south lawn is that dina powell is indeed under consideration. she was a deputy national security advisor here at the white house for about a year or. so she announced her detar purr in december of 017. left in january of 2018. and it was pointed out to me earlier today, neil that one of the things that might hold back the possibility ivanka trump potentially filling that rule is antinepotism laws. while she is highly qualified in his estimation to go potentially up to the u.n., it might not necessarily fit under the

nikki haley is very, very close personally to dina powell. jared and ivanka are very, very close personally to dina powell. somebody who would be working against her, you mark my words, they'll be working against her, is john kelly, the chief of staff, who was no fan of nikki haley, either. it's not like it will be some smooth red carpet, but if trump is behind her, i don't know what has been said, but if he's behind her, it really doesn't matter what john kelly thinks or says. >> just explain for our viewers sort of those -- that pressure between john kelly and some of the washington professionals and the family and those aligned with the family. because that is sort of the age--old power dynamic. >> right. >> sort of the root of so much dysfunction is those two sort of pressing factions. can you flesh that out for us a little bit? >> i don't think it's a state secret that john kelly does not have a wonderful relationship with jared and ivanka. the relationship has been worse at times than it is now. i think he's made at least peace with the

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley resigns. dismissing speculation she might run for the white house in 2020. why is the president giving her special treatment? >>> gender gap. just weeks before the vote, new cnn polling shows a huge gender gap with women breaking in large numbers for democrats. will female voters decide this year's midterm election? >>> and speak now. taylor swift speaks out for the first time on politics, backing the democrat running for the senate in tennessee. kanye west heading to the white house, backing the president. what is the end game for two musicians known all too well for their bad blood? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> following breaking news. hurricane michael now a major category 3 storm packing life-threatening storm surge, killer winds and heavy rainfall, all heading right now for the florida panhandle. michael is expected to make landfall tomorrow as a category 3 storm. this is the first major hurricane to strike the region in mor

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ambassador nikki haley. she announced her ris esignatiot the end of the year. >> it has been a long time, very intense, told me probably six months ago, said maybe at the end of the year, end of a two-year period but end of the year i want to take time off, take a little break. >> according to nbc news, a source close to haley insisted she's leaving on good terms and she was not forced out. two white house officials tell nbc news inside the white house officials were caught off guard by the announcement, learning it from reporters who started inquiring. in her resignation letter dated october 3rd, she thanked the president, saying it is an immense honor serving our country in your administration. i will surely not be a candidate for any office in 2020. republican senator from south carolina, lindsey graham tweeted praise, saying she will be a key player in future of the republican party and our nation as a whole for years to come. but republican congressman mark sanford was a little more suspicious about her

ambassador nikki haley announces her resignation. the president said she brought glamour to the job, but what's next for haley and who is next at the u.n.? >>> plus trump tries to keep his kavanaugh moment alive at a rally in iowa tonight. but there's a storm hours from arrival now that might just have the power to knock politics off the front page tomorrow. tonight the strengthening hurricane michael and the danger it poses now to lives and property and the gulf coastline. "the 11th hour" on a tuesday night begins now. >>> well, good evening once

the united states and nikki haley were terribly popular. laura: what qualities should the president be looking for in his next u.n. ambassador? mr. riardson: well, first, somebody who has access to the president. that is paramount. secondly, a politician with stature, knowledge of foreign policy. i think thiss a job that is cabinet-level. it cannot just be someone who is perceived as not a player. i think those credentials are what are needed. knowledge, somebody that can get along with other nations' ambassadors, and somebody with stature, political, that is close to the president. laura: ambassador richardson, thank you for joining us. mr. richardson: thank you. laura:k it has now been a w since journalist jamal khashoggi was last seen entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. ere are no pictures of him leaving, and now the turkish president has challenged saudi authorities to produdence that he is safe. mr. khashoggi left his country onst year, fearing retribu for his criticism of saudi policy. he eressed many of his opinions in "the was

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nikki haley has several incentives to leave the administration now. first of all, two-year run as u.n. ambassador is a perfectly respectable run. many u.n. ambassadors have served less time than that, some served more. a politics with a future of a politician has no incentive to stay at the u. for too long. nikki haley has padded her foreign policy long enough to be a candidate in 2024. and in the meantime she will no doubt want to make some serious money. she is not one of the rich people in the trump administration. she has been living largely on her government salary and her husband's income. she has tuitions to pay for her children so she can leave now and make millions of dollars doing speaking engagements, being on corporate boards, and avoid any of the tarnish that she might pick up from another year or so of being associated with donald trump. nikki haley is doing exactly what she should do exactly when she should do it if she hopes to have a political future. and by dating her resignation letter october 3rd, she's proving she made this decisi

nikki haley's political future bright. they would not rule out a potential presidential run in the 2024 election, but let's not get too hard -- too far ahead of ourselves. vid: let's go to washington and talk about president trump on his way to iowa. jenna: the president is ordering the epa to make the change to allow a higher grade of ethanol and to be more available around the united states. he is telling the epa to lift summertime restrictions. he is headed to iowa to do this iowa.cal victory lap in this is so important to midwest voters. it is important to midwest republicans in iowa who are locked in tight election contest. he will be talking this to voters that he promised to years ago to support. he is delivering the price to the corn farmers who wanted the change. farmers might be upset with him with some of the trade deals. but oil does not always love ethanol. jen: refiners have been battling this for years. their opposition is twofold. --st, they are confirmed concerned about anything that chips into the market.

the minute that announcement was made by nikki haley, d.c.'s favorite parlor game became to guess what she's doing next. >> right, what she's doing next and who will replace her it's the big question that will be consuming washington for the next several weeks the president says he will make an announcement in two or three weeks about her replacement. you heard what he said about his daughter, ivanka at the announcement she was also mentioned. nikki haley talked about ivanka trump and her husband jared and the contributions that they made you heard the president talk about dina powell. he said several people have expressed interest we'll start to hear more of those names in the next couple of weeks as for nikki haley and what she's doing next, she dent say she says she does not plan to run for office in 2020 that she will support president trump, and that she was leaving because it's simply time

nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, has announced she is resigning her post at the end of the year. the former south carolina governoror was one of ththe few women in trump's cabinet. she gave no rereason for her depaparture. haley made the surprise announcement at the white house tuesday alongside president trump. during her remarks, she praised the prpresident for pulling outf the iran nuclear deal and for being a close ally to o israel. >> i am most excited, look at the two years. look what has happening to use years with the united states on foreign policy. is the united states respected. countries may not like what we do, but they respect what we do. they know if we say we're going to do something, we follow it through. the president prove that, whether it was with the chemical weapons in syria, nato saying other countries have to pay their share, whether it is the trade deals -- which have been amazing. they get the president means busineness and theyy follow thrh with that. but t

then they rolled out the nikki haley resignation. in her resignation letter, she had nothing but praise for the president. she said she had conditions for becoming the united states ambassador to the united nations saying those conditions included serving in your cabinet and on the national security council and being free to speak my mind on the issues of the day. you made those commitments and you have absolutely kept them all. in a letter, and in the oval office today, she went through a long list of accomplishments that she said the united states has gone through since the president took office and with her at the united nations. i asked her in the oval office if she had all of those accomplishments and things were going so well, why does she want to leave it all behind? listen here. >> i'm a believer in term limits. i think you to be selfless enough to know when you step aside and allow someone else to do the job. thank you, mr. president. it's been an honor of a lifetime. and i will say this. for all of you that are gonna ask ab

a diplomatic shock at the united nations as nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. resigns. in zimbabwe a return to the bad old days of fuel queues and food shortages this time it's down to a new banking tax. and new details are revealed about one of the men accused of traveling to the u.k. to poison a former russian spy. and her u.s. president donald trump says he plans to speak with saudi arabia over the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi his comments come as international pressure is mounting with the u.k. and e.u. both saying they're treating the incident seriously because he has not been heard from since you entered the saudi consulate in istanbul last tuesday turkish officials believe he was murdered there saudi arabia says these allegations are baseless stephanie decker has more from istanbul. it's an ominous image. on security camera video entering the saudi considered last tuesday his fiance who accompanied him to the consulate has verified it it's the last time he has been seen in public just a few days ago the saudi journalist spoke to b.b.c. ra

sident trump: who do c -- saying nikki haley misused planes. president trump: i know nothing about it. this is one of the most honest human beings you will ever see. >> would you like to seek nikki haley be the next u.s. senator from south carolina? president trump: that depends on who she will be running against. i can tell you, you have two really good ones right now. i don't see her doing that. guy. a terrific i think he is really happy. lindsay really stepped up over the last two or three weeks. i thought it was fantastic. and -- is a popular guy is a popular guy. nikki doesn't have that in mind. graham -- ey president trump: i think he is happy where he is and he really stepped it up and is doing great. >> do you believe nikki haley when she says she does not want to run for president? president trump: she supported somebody other than me in a primary. it turned out well for me and she respected it and after that, we got along very well. andre really good friends we have been compatriots. we have done a good job together. newunited nations

more now on who could replace nikki haley. as jim acosta said, it will not be the president's daughter as some people were talking about. what about his son-in-law? here's what nikki haley had to say about jared kushner. >> jared is such a hidden genius that no one understands. i mean, to redo the nafta deal the way he did. what i've done working with him on the middle east peace plan, it is so unbelievably well done. >> joining us now is "new york times" white house correspondent and cnn political analyst maggie haberman. great to have you here. a lot of fascinating things about this. first of all, the whole notion of the timing of this. what do you make of it? >> my reporting is similar to what we've heard tonight, which is that she did not want to embarrass the president by doing this right after the midterms. she had made clear for a while that she wanted to go. first she had to get through the united nations general assembly, then the kavanaugh debacle took place and she didn't want to do it in the middle of that. there a

nikki haley and u.s. president donald trump have not always seen eye to eye, but addressing the press after the announcementnt, the two were singing each other's praises. >> nikki haley, ambassador to the united nations, has been very special to me. she has done an incredible job. she is a fantastic person. reporter: haley was appointed to the u.n. post in november 2016. prior to that, she was the first female governor of south carolina. the 46-year-old was seen as one of the most central figures in the trump administration. last month she coordinated the president's second trip to the united nations, including his first time sharing the security council. haley saididerving had been an honor, but now it's time to move on. >> i was governor for six years and we dealt with the hurricane, a 1000 year flooood, shootgsgs. to comome in and do two years russia and iran and nortrth kor. it has been eight years of intense times and i am a believer in term limits. i believe you have to be selfless enough to know wh

remember, nikki haley in the private sector makes a lot more than nikki haley in the public sector. >> 100%, especially right now, especially the way she went out, especially with all the glow that the president seems to have for her until theory number three. theory number three is the one we're going to get after. she wants to run for president. she said she's not running, cillizza. can you not hear? >> she said she's not running in 2020, which is smart because she would be very dumb to run against donald trump in a primary in 2020, and i'd say that about literally any other republican. people focus on trump's approval numbers broadly. fine. not very popular. will be vulnerable in 2020, but not in a republican primary. >> mm-hmm. >> his numbers are hugely positive among republicans. so nikki haley is smart to rule that out because that would never work even if she wanted to do it. but what's the next race after that? i know people say you're getting ahead of yourself. politicians, good ones, plan. the next race after that is 2024. and whether trump wins a second term in 2020 or lose

i asked him what nikki haley was thinking in the oval office. i think many of us were surprised, today, as were waning of your viewers, no doubt. nikki haley is one of the most talented political leaders of this generation. she has the smile of ronald reagan and the steel of margaret thatcher. the future is very bright. i think nobody believes today's an outlet is the final chapter for her. there is a lot of speculation about what comes next. i believe she was a fantastic he me here in south carolina. she did a lot of amazing things and was an even better you ambassador in new york. —— un. i'll catch you got rave reviews. you have given a quite a buildup. you think she would like the oval office is a place to work, do you think she was thinking? who knows? it is easy to ascribe aspiration to those in high office. she has used every chance in public service to do what she believes to be the best for the people she serves. she did at the un andi people she serves. she did at the un and i believe would be a great president and one of the front

that would open up nikki haley. she was asked about this early today in the oval office, and here's what she said. >> it has been an honor of a lifetime. you know, i said i am such a lucky girl to have been able to lead the state that raised me and to serve a country i love so very much. it has really been a blessing, and i want to thank you for that. >> and, anderson, one other thing the president said is that she made the job of un ambassador more glamorous. we're not sure what that meant, b . >> jim, thanks very much. more on now who might replace nikki haley. it won't be the president's daughter. what about his son-in-law. here is what nikki haley had to say about jared kushner. >> jared is such a hidden genius that no one understands. i mean, do re-do the nafta deal the way he did, what i've done working with him on the middle east peace plan, it is so unbelievably well done. >> joining us now white house correspondent, maggie. a lot of fascinating things about this. first of all the whole notion of the timing

un ambassador nikki haley's exit didn't come via a tweet. instead she got the oval office treatment. he said his door was always open to her. she heaped praise on the president, and very publicly, insisted she is not considering a bid for mr trump's job in 2020. the bbc‘s nick bryant starts our coverage. through the revolving door of the trump administration, another shock departure. the un ambassador, nikki haley, by far the most high—profile woman in the cabinet. she has done an incrediblejob. she is a fantastic person. they both stress this was an amicable separation. donald trump lavishing her with what is, for him, high praise. saying she brought more glamour to the role. i think it has become maybe a more glamorous position than it was two years ago. maybe i wonder why, but it is. she made it a very glamorous position. this was far from glamorous but showed her eye for a television moment. brandishing pictures at the security council of children killed in a chemical weapons attack in syria. many think she is a future president, but

. >> liz: well nikki haley resigns as u.n. ambassador. the media going haywire speculating why she quit just before the mid-terms but we will show you nikki haley's policy victories that helped both in the trump white house, we have senator bill cassidy weighing in and this hour president trump is heading to iowa taking a big gamble to go on offense over the kavanaugh hearings, former bush 43 official brad blakeman will join me and hurricane michael rapidly intensifying set to hit florida's pack and el tomorrow maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour it could be the strongest landfall hurricane in more than a decade, life threatening flash floods and more we'll bring you the latest on that. thank you so much for joining us thank you for watching money, politics we've got the debate behind tomorrow's headlines, i'm elizabeth macdonald, the evening edit starts right now. the dow with modest losses down 56 points ending the day at 26, 430 on concerns over global growth and problems overseas also trade issues more on your money in just a

to two sources that that is when nikki haley offered her resignation to the president. but from them until this morning, it remained a very, very closely-held affair, something that is not all that common in this white house as you well know, brooke. many senior officials in the white house did not know. the president's top national security and foreign policy adviser, the exact and national security advisor john bolton, both of them we're also told were not aware this was coming down the pike until thois morning. the secretary of state did speak to reporters briefly. >> the second thing i wanted to say was i wanted to thank ambassador haley for the good work that she's done. she's been a great partner of mine for the now five months that she and i have been working to th together. i want to wish her well in whatever comes next for her. >> nikki haley earning praise there from mike pompeo. the secretary of state walking away there, as you can hear under a cacophony of questions being shouted there. that's because he may not want to answer about when he learned of nikki

nikki haley, as u.n. ambassador, she has been able to manipulate -- not manipulate -- maneuver properly from allies and adversaries and all the back stabbing. and that's at the trump white house. she's had to do the same thing at the u.n. it's taken an enormous amount of diplomatic talent to get where she is. i just don't know why she is leaving so abruptly. it doesn't make sense. >> dip circumstances not your strong suit, i'll tell you that, paul. >> but here i'm praising her, though. i'm praising a republican. give me a little credit. >> you started by saying manipulating. >> i just misspoke. >> i'm kidding. i like to do that with you, except i'm not. haley did not shed much light today, doug,ed on why she is moving. she said clear it's not for personal reasons. she also said she believes in term limits which might come back to bietd hte her later. but she is not leaving because she has any presidential aspirations, at least in 2020. listen to this. >> i will say this. for all of you that are going to a

and around the world, un ambassador nikki haley is out at the end of the year. rob: her sudden announcement, the speculation as to why and the short list to replace her. also, a true halloween horror story for some trick or treaters. jillian: the town where asking for candy could be a criminal offense. "fox & friends" first continues right now. good morning. you're watching "fox & friends" first on this wednesday morning. i'm jillian mele. rob: i'm rob schmitt. today you're looking live now at mobile, alabama where the wind is really whipping up and monster hurricane michael now a category 4 storm is closing right in on the gulf coast. jillian: millions ordered to get out now as 13-foot storm surges and 140-mile-an-hour winds threaten to tear a path of catastrophic and deadly destruction. janice updated the wind speed a couple minutes ago. rob: griff jenkins is near alligator point, florida, out in the gulf where mandatory evacuation orders are in place. jillian: janice, have you seen any new information? >> the new information is the storm is strengthening, con

kennedy: why did nikki haley resign? the hot rumor this morning was she has eyes on a run for the white house. but that seemed to die quicker than a carnival goldfish >> for all of you who will ask for 2020. no, i am not running for 2020. but i will be campaigning for this one. kennedy: remember she is a politician at heart. so youer in know. it's worth noting her resignation comes a day after a watchdog group called for an investigation into her acceptance for flee flights on private jets. there is something more to this. marie harf is here. and tom shillue. and we have an attorney in the house. and the executive director of the law fare project. let's get into these rumors. say something bad about nikki haley. >> i'm not going to. did i just blow your mind right there. none of us have any idea why she decided to step down today. she hasn't been there that long. kennedy: you think it had something to do with brett kavanaugh? kennedy: that was something the knock 'er floated. >> she is not done with public service. i don

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley. president trump with a glowing report of nikki haley's time as you and ambassador. she'll stay on until the end of the year. she said she will not be running for president in 2020. she will however campaign trump's reelection. wallin's is joining us over the phone from the state department to what do you imagine is the most salient point about nikki haley resigning and announcing it now? really the question everybody is trying to answer. it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense for the president and nikki haley to announce her resignation three months before. the thing that is most interesting is that she did explicitly say she would not take to run for election in 2020. when i heard that it sort of occurred to me that that was the whole reason they did this public announcement. there have been a great deal of speculation that nikki haley try to primaryly president trump in 2020 and that she had been laying the groundwork for a campaign like that. in terms of the actual time she served