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Lawyer donald trump would hire to handle his personal matters. michael cohen. what does it say about the president? do you really think the president was unaware that cohen from time to time taped conversations? it makes me wonder, did the president -- what was the extent of the presidents knowledge in this area? the whole thing just wreaks of sleaziness on both sides. think in the end it helps neither man. >> of course there is this argument over what was actually said. we played the tape. we d...

I think chris makes an important point which is that there is a segment of the electorate in this mid-term election, those soft republican voters who might look at this in the aggregate of everything else and be disaffected by it further. but you also have a dynamic going on in the mid-terms where the more these kinds of reports come out, the more republicans who are on trumps side feel more endeared to him and feel like theyre part of this battle. so im interested to see kind of how that plays ...

Held their first public appearance. heres what one boy said about that moment when rescuers popped up from the water. >> translator: when they got out from the water, i was a little surprised so i just greeted them. i thought, this is really a miracle, and i didnt know how to respond to them. >> reporter jonathan miller is joining me. you were there throughout the ordeal, throughout the search and rescue, and you are there for the news conference today. just amazing moments. >> it has been reall...

Abby, thank you so much. joining me now, cnn military analyst, retired general mark hertling. former commanding general in europe. general, thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> to the sound bite that ably phillip brought to us, whats your reaction to what the president said about nato and montenegro? >> i switched from the all-star game last night to listen to the carlson interview with the president and was just -- theres no more words to describe the kinds of things that were...

Agreement may be. cnn white house correspondent abby phillip joins me now. >> reporter: this is going to be the difficult part of this post-summit period where the united states is trying to figure out what exactly happened in that one-on-one meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. remember, there was only the president and a translator on the american side, putin and a translator on the russian side in that meeting for over two hours, as far as we know. now it seems that the russian...

The supreme court at a moment in u.s. history where there are serious questions being raised about the accountability and responsibility of the president of the united states in many instances now. he has come down on the side of a strong executive who would somehow be protected from the ordinary investigation and prosecution that other americans are spuubjected to. >> reporter: after our story publish earlier this morning, the senate minority leader chuck schumer expressed his concerns about th...

Confuse probably fake signs of affection with actually productive relationships. these leaders know that by talking to him, by flattering him, by stroking his ego, they get away with murder in many cases. >> so, you guys arent buying it. im getting a sense of that. chris, there was real talk yesterday among democrats and republicans about congress taking action. marco rubio pushing a bill to sanction russia if it -- immediately if it meddles -- if it interferes in future elections. chuck schumer...

They do begin. great to see you, manu. really appreciate it. we are getting breaking news, more detail about the russian woman accused of being an agent for russia. mariaa but thena is at a d.c. court where she will be indicted. >> reporter: we just got new documents that i think are going to preview the fight well see in court today, which is what to do about her detention. prosecutors just put out a court filing in which they detail their belief that she is an extreme flight risk. they refer...

Tape from a panel discussion with brett kavanaugh. judge brett kavanaugh back in 2016 may now be front and center when he faces questions from senators deciding his future, his comments about none other than the role of an independent counsel. cnns manu raju has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: a new video shows judge kavanaugh raising concerns about a three decade old supreme court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the independent counsel. this is raising questions because judge k...

Montenegro to defend it from attack? >> i understand what youre saying. ive asked the same question. montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people. >> im not against montenegro. or albania. >> theyre very strong people. theyre very aggressive people. they may get aggressive. and congratulations, youre in world war iii. >> reporter: now with the president seemingly questioning article 5 in that interview, thats the underlying problem that countries like montenegro might want the united sta...