butterflies. america said, there is a difference between what may offend me and what absolutely affects me. i, as a voter, am going to go that way and vote as to what affects me. let s talk more about all this with brian seltzer. cnn s media correspondent and host of reliable sources. let s discuss this issue of fake news, how big of a problem it might have been and how the sides see it very differently. some of this calls to mind the george orwell book in 1984, the ministry of truth producing lies and propaganda. we talk about fake news. i would define it as sites that are trying to trick you. sites that are meant to trick people. those are the spammy things we see on facebook and twitter. what happened before the election. we know millions of people saw these fake, made-up stories. what we don t know is exactly where they came from. did some of them come from russian sources the way robbie mook is saying there.
look at this trend. you go back to this 4%, look at how long it s been since we have been able to manage that. more recently, this is the trump complaint, more recently you had a really hard time staying even above 2% for economic growth. there s a big economic discussion about why that might be. is it productivity, is it a change in the fabric of the economy, how we measure things, but what we know about this number right here is that one of the most important pieces of economic data heading into the election and it tells us the economy is moving forward on trade, on immigration. ironically these are things adding to the economy according to many economists we talked to, business investment and consumers, things are looking better. i will give you one last piece of news here. this might be why we are seeing numbers like this. the cnn/orc poll we just took, how are things going in the country, 54% say well or very well. we are starting to see indicators that maybe, maybe people are sta
parker and adam ward. please join us now in a moment of silence. in an interview with cnn, alison parker s father said the grief is unbearable. she would be texting me saying, dad, what do you think of my story? and i m never going to hear that again. she was so loved by all, and i knows my heart is broken. a lot of people s hearts are broken over this. ward, by the way was engaged to be married to a producer who was in the control room when the shooting happened. he recently told her he planned to get out of the news business and do something else. wolf? heartbreaking story indeed. there s more breaking news just ahead. new details coming in of the crime, the gunman and clues he left behind. donald trump seizing one of the latest controversies, taking a direct swipe at one of his favorite targets.
evidence in the car of the tv news crew killer suggests he hoped to make a getaway, possibly with guns blazing. we re getting new information from the police investigation. rage and secrets. cnn learns vester flanagan was associates with gay porn, in addition to being hired and fired as a tv reporter. i ll talk to one of his former bosses. he s opening up about flanagan s temper and odd behavior. standing together. grief-stricken colleagues are offering new tributes to the two murdered journalists, alison parker s boyfriend will join us live sharing his memories and raw emotions. also this hour, hair-raising event. as donald trump enjoys another rise in the polls he s going to new lengths to prove to voters that his infamous blond locks are real. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room.
hurricane katrina, offering a upbeat optimistic assessment on what sing going on and what s been accomplished in the united states over the path 6 1/2 year, by the way, tonight a cnn special report like at katrina the storm that never stopped airs later tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. you ll want to see it, hosted by our own anderson cooper. up next, new indications that the killer of two jung journalists intended to escape. what please found. also other major news we re following, including donald trump talking about everything from his hair to his rivals, to why he ll win the mexican vote. if you have moderate to severe