The latest news from around the world with host Fredricka Whitfield. Reportedly thats not what most upset the president. Instead, manaforts python and ostrich jackets are stealing the show this week, people close to trump tell cnn thats the thing that frustrates the president , david. So what do we suppose is going through the mind of the president right now . Good morning, fred. The president is feeling that pressure and of course would be irritated by all of these descriptions of manaforts lavish lifestyle. Im in line with what laura said, the table was set by the accountant, Laying Out In Flush Times Manafort had all of this money coming from kremlin linked president and was hiding money from the irs or was alleged to have been hiding money from the irs, and then the accountant laid out that allegedly in lean times he was essentially inflating his worth and income so that he could get money from banks to further his lifestyle or further the image that he was
still having successful going concern. With that table set, fred, were going to get into the testimony of rick gates next week, and as laura said, it will be a question of was this just gates acting on behalf of the firm or was manafort dialed into this all along and aware of everything that was going on thats being alleged by prosecutors and some of the other witnesses. The inferences of birds of a feather is big here. Matt, the president ran on the issue of draining the swamp. Cnn Steven Colinson wrote this about the trial. For those outside the courtroom, it is a turning into an implicit indictment of the sleaze and greed swirling around washington itself and the culture of influen influence that Cut Contracts to counsel shady foreign autocrats. This case, this draining the Swamp Philosophy is widespread. Look, i think that if you look at paul manafort, he has been a lobbyist 40 years or more, taking money from russian oligarchs, living this lifestyle, and he was Donald TrumpsCampaign Manager, despite what donald trump says, very important to donald trump and friends and associates with donald trump for decades as well. I dont know that anybody buys the notion that donald trump was going to drain the swamp, at least in the sense of getting rid of influence pedestridlers. The idea you can dismiss him as a coffee boy is absurd. George papadopoulos, carter page, but Campaign Manager for four months during the height of the president ial election is an impossible feat to dismiss this person. And the commonalities, it cannot be coincidence there are all of these connections to
people in the same vicinity. I am glad you say coincidence. When you talk about the mueller probe, everyone wonders why is this about collusion, how could this be about that. A lot of allegations predate his time as chairman of the campaign. The question is why would russia or the kremlin believe they have a receptive ear somewhere in the United States . Why would they believe they have a sympathetic campaign and thats the underlying innuendo. Theyre not sequestered. Theyre there hearing the news, for 18 months. That seed has been planted. Meantime, a lot of this may flus may frustrate the president. Also confusion whether the president is talking with Robert Mueller, his lawyers dont want that to happen. But we know the president likes to be in the drivers seat. Perhaps he feels it might be beneficial to talk to robert
muellers team because maybe he might be able to turn the corner or convince them of something that the president wants prosecutors to instead concentrate on . Right, fred. The Special Counsels team and the president s team have been sort of circling each other for months now because theres a disconnect between the political realities of the situation and legal realities of the situation. Most prosecutors, most lawyers would say if you had a client in the situation that the president is in, you would not want them to have to answer questions verbally to the Special Counsel Team. Maybe you would answer written interrogatories to give yourself the answer is you want, but not subject yourself to verbal questioning and followup questions. They dont want the president to wind up giving inconsistent statements. On the other hand, the political realities are we get to the point where the president refuses to go before the Special Counsel and answer questions, it is going to look like he has
something to hide. And i think thats where the disconnect is, and thats why this negotiation is going on. Special counsel mueller can subpoena the president , but he doesnt probably want to get to that because that will change the pace of his investigation and will also subject his authority to a court challenge. Matt, it will be difficult to discern whether the president is going to refuse to talk to Special Counsel Team or whether he will refuse to take advice of his own attorneys. Yeah. Donald trump early on said i want to talk to mueller, and then backtracked. They shouldnt let him do it. Donald trump cant he doesnt always follow. Youre right. Thats the interesting thing. He could go against the advice of Rudy Guiliani and everybody. He should listen. Donald trump cannot be consistent when he is not talking to Robert Mueller. He says one thing, a couple days later, fast and loose, has a
casual relationship with the truth. If he goes before Robert Mueller and does this, i think he is really inviting the potential for perjury. And lauren, what is this meeting with the Manhattan Madam meaning for the voluntary interview. First of all, she has been in jail before. Shes well aware what the stakes are, talking to federal investigators in a criminal investigation. Shes aware of that. Voluntarily trying to be interviewed means maybe you were trying to get into good graces, not be recipient of another investigation thats criminal. Also, she has a connection to roger stone who is the person who has connection to wikileaks, person that sam nunberg infamously on cnn and other chann channels talked about a meeting between he and julian assange. Either one, it is another way to get closer to donald trump as candidate and president or roger stone may be the new target, the same way we didnt think Michael Cohen had anything to be afraid of, suddenly everything changed. Paul manafort, same thing. Roger stone may be in the next category. I remember when bill clinton was president many years ago, Rush Limbaugh would say how many of your associates do you know who have been indicted or died or been killed under mysterious circumstances, who are in jail, i dont know that many people who are in jail. The insinuation was the clintons must be involved. Ask yourself the same question of donald trump now. How many people in his orbit have been indicted at this point . Thats true. The web is tangled. David . I was going to say i agree with matt. This playing out on a split screen almost. You have the Special Counsel investigation getting closer and closer to the president with the possibility of him going in and answering questions, although as matt said i think his lawyers are resisting that. At the same time going back to
manafort. You basically have a situation where if you believe what the prosecutors are alleging, the swamp is not just drained, it is at the president s front door in the form of paul manafort. Someone who had this many dealings overseas with russian money, funding in ukraine, at the same time this guy winds up as president Trumps Campaign manager. All right. Well leave it there for now. Thanks so much. President trump sends a letter to north koreas kim jongun. Meanwhile, there are serious accusations that north korea is violating you know sanctions, and even ignoring an arms embargo. Well hear what can happen next. Sexual abuse allegations at a migrant shelter. The victims, migrant children. The latest on the case coming up. Hi im joan lunden. Todays Senior Living communities have never been better,
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and the aclu should use their network to find the deported parents and determine eligibility for reunification. A federal judge responded with harsh criticism. Called the tardiness in tracking down migrant parents unacceptable and declared the administration held 100 responsible. The judge set a new deadline. The government must produce detailed information on all deported parents and plans for reunification by august 10. Inside one my grant shelter, a Youth Care Worker was indicted for 11 charges of sexual abuse in 2017. The victims, 8 teenage boys between the ages of 15 and 17. This is just the latest in a series of abuse allegations involving federally funded shelters. We want to warn you, some of the details may be difficult to hear. Here is cnns diane gallagher. Reporter any time you have to report on something like
this, it is difficult. It makes your stomach turn. Look, we need to reiterate, the Subject Matter here, it might be difficult for some of you out there to hear. This is according to Court Documents that were first reported by propublica. It was in mess in mesa, arizo. The former worker is accused of molesting 8 boys, 15 to 17, starting in August Of 2016 through july of 2017. And the accusations that are laid out in the Court Documents range from touching them over their clothes or genitalia area to performing oral sex on two of the boys, to try to have Sexual Intercourse with at least one of those boys there. Again, these kids were under his
supervision. Any employee accused of abuse is immediately suspended, Law Enforcement called. This is what we did. In addition, we reported it to orr and the appropriate state agency. We report the cases to Law Enforcement and State Agencies when they happen. S he denies the charges. This week on tuesday at another southwest key facility in phoenix, arizona, a worker was arrested for suspicion of molestation of a 14yearold My Grant Girl Staying in that facility. While we seem like were hearing it more and more, because housing of these my grant children is making headlines, this is something that appears to have been going on for years. Propublica released an investigation, saying they could get documents from 70 of 100 of the migrant child care facilities. They found in the past five years, 125 calls related to sexual offenses were made from these type of facilities. Now, it is in no way comprehensive, but gives us a look, does not account for children who may not have spoken up or may be afraid to have said anything in the first place if something did happen. Thanks, diane gallagher. One of the countrys most Successful College football coaches under fire. What did urban meyer know about allegations of Domestic Abuse involving one of his assistants . Well tell you what that assistant is saying next. Whats team spirit worth . cheers whats it worth to talk to your mom . Whats the value of A Walk In The Woods . The value of capital is to create, not just wealth, but things that matter. Morgan stanley but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient
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smith. Take a listen. Anything that happened to her body was all just defensive movements to remove myself from the situation and thats it. Im not going to get charged because i didnt do anything wrong. Here it goes against the mountain of evidence that exists against him and it also draws attention to the fact that police made the university, the Ohio State University aware of allegations against him. That leads me to believe theres a paper trail here, fred, a paper trail that could help build out a time line of who knew what and when and that is how urban meyers fate as the coach of the Football Team will be determined and standing in the Bigger Picture for this university. But the fact that urban meyer does at least admit to knowing something to report, how much does this kind of muddy the waters in terms of how culpable
he is . It does muddy the waters. He is trying to make sure everyone understands that he believes he followed proper reporting protocol and procedures. This is a man thats a husband and father to two daughters, a leader of young men. He staunl he understands he hn painted as someone indifferent to domestic violence, someone that Didnt Take Action when he had a chance to. He issued a strongly worded statement on twitter where he said in part, heres the truth. While at the University Of Florida and now at the Ohio State University, i followed proper reporting protocols and procedures when i learned of an incident involving student athlete, coach or member of staff by elevating issues to the proper channels and i did so regarding the zach smith incident in 2015. I take that responsibility very seriously and any suggestion to the contrary is simply false. So fred, that statement, it essentially broadens the question to not just what did urban meyer know, what did the university know, what did its
athletic director know, what did they do about it as well. Kaylee hartung, thanks so much. Ten months after the deadliest Mass Shooting in u. S. History, the motive remains a mystery. Investigators say they were never able to determine why the las vegas shooter opened fire on a Music Festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in october. 58 people were killed and hundreds were injured. The investigators final report released yesterday does conclude the shooter acted alone. Governor jerry brown is planning to see for himself what kind of damage the deadly carr fire has done in northern california. His visit comes as conditions for firefighters get even worse this weekend. The area is supposed to see stronger winds and temperatures above 100 degrees. The carr fire is the biggest of 11 major wildfires burning now in california. It left six people dead, including two firefighters, and
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assault allegations against the chairman and chief executive les moonves. A woman that worked with him in the 80s made the claim, but prosecutors this week said the statute of limitations had expired and they will not file charges. This comes after the new yorker published an article where six women claim he sexually harassed them or acted inappropriately. The cbs board says it is hiring outside attorneys to oversee an independent investigation. Critics say the board still isnt doing enough. One of the critics joins me now, melissa silverstein. They advocate for more Gender Equality in the entertainment industry. Good to see you. Thanks. What are your thoughts on what the board has done and what it should do at this point . Well, i think one of the biggest things is this person
who is being investigated is still in charge of the company, and it is very difficult for people to give clear answers to questions from investigators when the boss is still in charge and you never know if youre going to run into him or people that work with him. One of the things i think is appropriate for people who are accused of things like this, inappropriate activity at work and harassment and retaliation is to recuse themselves from the workplace and the board actually suspend him during the investigation. Other things i think need to be ha handled is get rid of nondisclosure agreements. These are the things that silence women. What could have happened is that people would have known what is going on in advance not only in this case but in other cases if they were allowed to talk about these issues. As it pertains to the investigations, we really are
talking about at least two, theres the investigation that already took place according to the cbs board, hired outside attorneys after les moonves went to them and said look, there are these allegations and then that investigative arm said theres nothing to it, and now you have outside attorneys at cbs hired, an investigation ongoing as a result of that new yorker article. Are you saying that as a result of the current investigation thats enough for cbs to say it is time for you, les moonves, to step aside . Im not sure about any earlier investigations where people said that there was nothing there. I believe that was the police that said they werent going to press charges against him for that activity. My understanding is there are two different law firms hired for this investigation. What i think we all need to understand is that the boss sets the tone and culture of the
environment. One of the things in this piece that i think resonated with people was about how the tone of cbs is toxic and goes from the top down. We need to create safe workplaces for women and men when they go to work so they know they wont be assaulted, harassed, retaliated from the top down. Moonves apparently did have a Conference Call this week with the companys financial analysts. Should something of that juncture have been said . I think the board has been clear that money is the most important thing to them. Theyre happy with dividends and money that cbs is making so they need to make a decision whether their dollars on wall street are important or people that work for their companies. The message theyre sending now is that the Corporate Structure and money is more important than
the safety of people that work in their workplace. So last year particularly at the height of a very publicized me too movement, les moonves took a stand, even advocated, made a commitment to make sure that women were being considered by merit and catapulted to the top, and how advantageous it was to a culture as a business. Now with these allegations, do you see a real inc do these allegations take away from what many applauded him to say and do last year . Just because a person supports and promotes women doesnt mean theyre not harassing and retaliating against other women. We need to keep that in mind. The environment this boss has set for his entire company is my understanding from all of the reporting a toxic environment
and it goes from the top down. And women need to feel safe when they go to work. And we understand that, but also, that person needs to set the tone for the Company Going forward. Hes made a lot of money at this company. Hes made a lot of money for the people who work for him, and for the board, and really this is about how are we to change the culture of our workplaces in the future. Thats what this whole conversation is about. Do we want things to stay the same or do we want things to change. There are a lot of people who are very happy with the status quo. And what a lot of other people are saying, including myself, is this is time for systemic change. Melissa silverstein, thank you so much. Thank you. All right. Caught in the middle of a trade war. President trumps tariffs on china are impacting popular automaker bmw. And that does not bode well for a key part of trump country. Details on that next. Man are unpredictable crohns symptoms following you everywhere . Its time to take back control with stelara®. For adults with moderately to severely active crohns disease, stelara® works differently. Studies showed relief and remission with dosing every 8 weeks. Woman stelara® may lower the ability of your Immune System to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. Some serious infections require hospitalization. Before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. Before or during treatment, always tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have flulike symptoms or sores, have had cancer, or develop any new skin growths, or if anyone in your house needs or recently had a vaccine. Alert your doctor of new or worsening problems, including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems. These may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. Some serious allergic reactions can occur. Do not take stelara® if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Man are you fed up with crohns symptoms following you . Talk to your doctor today, and learn how janssen can help you explore cost support options. Remission can start with stelara®. For a limited time, when you get fast, reliable internet, you can add voice for just 24. 95 more per month. Call or go online today. Call or go on line today. Itthats why i lovel the daily Cafiber Wfiber choice,ood alone. With the fiber found in many fruits and vegetables. Fiber choice. The number one ge recommended chewable prebiotic fiber. Bmw, one of germanys most famous carmakers, is caught in the cross hairs of the trade war between the u. S. And china. Thats a problem because bmw has its largest plant in the heart of trump country. South carolina. Cnns Martin Savidge has the story. Reporter it may not look like it, but spartanburg is home to the largest bmw plant in the world. Last year, they made more than 370,000 luxury suvs employing 10,000 people. Pumping billions into the states economy. Is it safe to say how well bmw does is how well Spartanburg County does . You might could say that, because there is a lot of industry directly connected to bmw. Growth, jobs, and i know that thats brought in a lot of families into the area. It brings money into the area. Reporter spartanburgs also deep red. Meaning in 2016, the county voted 63 for donald trump. But President Trump has threatened to place tariffs on imported bmw vehicles and parts. That could make bmws made and sold in america a lot more expensive. The company is already feeling the impact of trumps trade war
with china. Over 80,000 spartanburgmade bmvs are sold in china every year. Now china is striking back, placing tariffs on the americanmade vehicles. Its an economic Double Whammy of trumps making, which bmw says could have negative effects on vest and employment in the United States. In other words, bmw might have to scale Back Production and lay off workers in spartanburg. David britt is the commissioner. How concerned are you now of the talk of tariffs and trade wars . Im extremely concerned, the impact, the Ripple Effect goes beyond bmw and the automotive industry. Reporter he is one of the few republican politicians in the country willing to tell trump he is wrong. These tariffs could put the foot on the throat of growth and stop it. We dont need that. Reporter other Trump Supporters here say they support
the president s policy. But some are concerned. None wanted to talk on camera. Theyre not the only ones reluctant to speak out. Many South Carolina companies are concerned but fear if they criticize the president s policies, theyll become a target of his twitter wrath, must like what happened to harley davidson. I think the president has shown youre better off working with his administration on issues to help them understand it and allow them to get to the right answer. Reporter ironically, trumps tough talk on trade was a part of his appeal in South Carolina. Now there is concern trumps trade war is about to backfire on them and possibly, eventually, on him. I dont see this issue changing voters mind. Now if you look down the road, there are concerns. Reporter the largest exporter of americanmade cars, its not ford and its not gm, its bmw. And they make those cars right inside the plant here. Theyre also a big trading partner with china. And thats the problem. Because as you know, the u. S. And china are not on the best of terms which is what that plant and this community right in the middle of the cross hairs. Martin savidge, thank you. All right, from enron to the subprime mortgage crisis to bernie madoff. The 2000s were a time of economic turmoil. Thats the focus of an all new the 2000s. Democrats and republicans who have opposed this plan i say step up to the plate, lets do whats right for the country at this time, because the time to act is now. We fail to act, the gears of our economy will grind to a halt. This is the greatest Market Disruption thats happened since the crash of 1929. Reality finally imposes itself on capitol hill. The motion is adopted. Given a second chance, the house did an aboutface. Easily passing the 700 billion bailout of the Financial Financial industry. There were moments this week when some thought the federal government could not rise to the challenge. Thanks to the hard work of members of both parties in both houses in the spirit of cooperation between capitol hill and my administration, we completed this bill in a timely manner. In the aftermath, people criticized paulison for this, that and the other and thats fine, but the truth is, if he hadnt intervened, we never would have crawled out of that hole. They rescued the financial system. Like it or not. I mean, you can wish all day long that it had all gone down the tubes, but i really dont think we would have enjoyed that one bit. The 2000s airing tomorrow night on cnn