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Institute, we dont disclose our donors. >> drew, who does pay? do we know? >> like he said, they dont have to say. and they dont say. i will tell you this, its large donations from private people. $250,000, up to $1 million in some cases by individuals who are going to remain secret. we can also tell you that they do have this fund-raising dinner. according to "the washington post" in the past, yes, coal, energy, car companies like ford, also google and facebook have been involved. most of the f...

Candidates will campaign in the north of england on saturday, a day after facing tough questions on everything from the environment to the nuclear deterrent. of course the issue is the issue of brexit. its a big question for many people t. british political landscape has changed significantly since that decision to pull out of the eu. >> many of the prominent voices that have called for the uk to leave have faded away. so whats going to happen? >> reporter: they were the faces, the headlines and...

Central question, namely, what does the president now believe about global warming. cnns jim acosta tonight has details. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: the climate was warming at the white house as officials from the president to the administrator of the epa -- >> does the president believe today that climate change is a hoax? >> reporter: dodged the question. >> does the president believe climate change is real and a threat to the united states? >> its interesting, all the disc...

It is a significant threat to the planet. >> let me say this. ive said it in the confirmation process, i said it yesterday. let me finish. we have done a tremendous amount as a country to achieve reduction in co 2. and we have done it through technology and innovation. we will continue to do that, we will continue to stay engaged. >> they argue youre putting your head in the sands. >> theres no evidence of that. >> reporter: sean spicer said he would check on whether the president still believes...

Going to stay true to our word. and so whether or not you care about climate, whether or not youre a clean energy add vericate, i think there are realist in the foreign policy space who are close to the president, certainly lofts republicans with whom i disagree on the climate question who are saying, look, we made this deal. we orchestrated this deal. it is important that united states stay true to its word. the second reason is of course that climate change really is the challenge of our gener...

The journalist never asked one climate question. i think 50 years from now, climate may be the issue of our time. people may be wondering, why the seas are rising and glaziers melting and you cant get a new story about climate on, its a hard story to cover. the president has to be an educate on climate issue. by giving it the form, not a paragraph, hes gone a long way to start the second term discussion on climate we need. >> we cant judge how historians are going to see this. i suspect on many ...

Understand the separation process between the law enforce m enforcement. comey viewed this as a training process. getting the president comfortable with how the relationship was supposed to work. he didnt believe they raised to the level of something that needed to be reported. all put together, and most notably concluding with the firing of james comey, that raises a question as to whether obstruction was actually taking place. something we will almost certainly hear james comey questioned abou...

Hoax? >> reporter: -- dodged the question. >> does the president think climb securities & exchange commission real? >> its interesting, automatic discussions we had over the last couple weeks have been focused on one single issue. is paris good or not good for this company? >> reporter: he echoed the choice in favor of american workers. >> they dont put america first. i do. and i always will. >> reporter: but the head of the e took jabs at what he described as climate exaggerators, the kind of l...

Process. i said it yesterday, there is -- there -- we have done a tremendous amount as a country to achieve reductions in c 02 and we have done that through technology inno vague. we will continue to stay engaged zbrchlt are you putting your head in the sand. >> there is no evidence of that. >> reporter: sean spicer earlier said the president would check on whether climate change is a hoax. did he have a chance to clear that up? >> i have not had an opportunity to discuss that. >> reporter: they...

We will welcome our viewers here in the united states and all arnold the world at cnn headquarters. im george howell. >> im natalie allen. cnn "news isroom" starts right now. ♪ the trump white house is having difficulty answering one simple question. this after making a major change regarding this question. does u.s. president donald trump still believe climate clang is a hoax? >> science does say yes. the question has been asked repeatedly. senior trump official, though they continue to dod...