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A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. Believe we will not had those kind of sustained numbers again the 2008 recession they say me did at antiquated jobs especially in manufacturing. Now replaced by automation and the industrialization of third world countries. New jobs are coming back and advanced manufacturing hence th need for retraining. Thats what fourth Generator Engine Manufacturer told the president in iowa on thursday. Hes got 150 employees and need a lot more. The jobs are out there, everybody is seeing they are busier than they dont know wha to do bird were so busy that weve got guys on mandatory overtime and their great guys, just want more of them. I saw a guy or waiting less at the said hes here are hiring. I think thats a good sign. Whether those gdp numbers ar sustainable may depend on whether employers like can fill those vacant jobs. One way to try to do that is by setting up expensive Job Retraining Programs made possible in part by
Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Another, oh, 20 yards down field. Which, i dont even know if thats a crime, colluding about russians. Keeping them honest, its not. That much is true, and thats all. There is no anticolluding with russians act anywhere on the United States code. But there is plenty about Campaign Conspiracy and finance abuses not to mention obstruction of justice. Not to mention most would agree, its just wrong to be scheming with a hostile power. Its a touchy subject, as you might imagine. Because of that, its not the first time theyve felt compelled to describe their transgressions downward. Just after the election, Campaign Spokesperson hope hicks said, quote, there was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign. It never happened, she said. Three months later, never became to
It took place. Did you know at the time about that meet something. No, i didnt know anything about it. It must have been a very important meeting, because i never even heard that. No one told you a word, nothing . I know we talked about this on the plane a bit. No, nobody told me. Sounded like a very unimportant meeting. Deep cuts there from haberman and schmidt. Thats not what Michael Cohen claims, alleging that he and several others were present when thencandidate donald trump gave his nod of approval for the meeting to move forward. That contradicts repeated denials from donald trump jr. And others in Donald Trumps orbit. Did you tell your father anything about this . No. It was such a nothing, there was nothing to tell. I wouldnt have even remembered it until you start scouring through the stuff. The president said he became aware of it very recently, right before this came out, and thats when he was notified. Joining me now is jeff
bennett, msnbcs white house correspondent, natash
Being with me. Im fredricka whitfield. President trump is spending the weekend at the golf resort in bed minu bedminister, new jersey. The news of a booming economy and the president fulfilling a Campaign Promise overshadowed by the latest bombshell in the russia investigation. The man who once said he would take a bullet for trump is now telling special counsel mueller the president knew about that infamous 2016 Trump Tower Meeting ahead of time. This is something the president has repeatedly denied. And now the president is doubling down on that denial. Cnns White House Reporter Sarah Westwood joins us live from new jersey near the president s golf club where he is spending the weekend. How is the president handling
this . Reporter President Trump is settling in for a weekend facing many Unanswered Questions about that 2016 Trump Tower Meeting involving his son, donald trump, and a russian lawyer. Trump refused to answer questions about those claims from his attorney Michael Cohen. T