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I ran out and ran right to him. [crying]. >> we were taught -- the priests and the nuns are god. >> it makes me think of him and i just -- [crying]. >> martha: your heart breaking news for these people. they are so brave and so strong to step forward and sharing what happened to them. these stories of sexual abuse at the hands of hundreds of catholic priest in pennsylvania. the attorney general detailed over 1,000 cases over 70 years. my next guess is a survivor. james said the reverend paulson ...

Years for this moment when healing becomes possible. james joins me now. thank you very much for being with us. i know there are mixed emotions as all of you come forward with these stories. tell us briefly what was your experience was him? >> with david paulson it was a long relationship. a friendship. he became a friend, mentor and counsellor. he spiritualitily guided and me helped me educationally. i was not on the path to college and he put me on the path to college. in that relationship, th...

>> martha: you were on a school trip. he came into your hotel room and attacked you is the word you used, correct? >> yeah. he always wanted to wrestle. the relationship started out with a lot of touching and tickling and wrestling. i tried to avoid the areas like the church that he wanted to do those things. he wanted to tick in the car. over time you get used to it. its the way the man is. i never had a fear that he would cross the boundary. if he did i felt like i could handle it physically. ...

As a friend who shared the pain of that someone you loved, i ask you, the church asks you for forgiveness. >> martha: your reaction to that, james? >> hmmm, in my mind the battle is over whether its rhetoric or real. i was raised catholic. i was taught that when i sin, i should weigh that sin at the feet of christ and ask for forgiveness. he is asking for forgiveness. [laughing]. he is trying to forgive, but he hasnt laid his own sin at the foot of christ. its rhetoric to me. its words that dont...

Catholic church is not motivateed to make change or to help us heal. sadly thats what they are in the business of doing. there are good priests and those voice will be important to this fight. >> martha: absolutely. the church needs to be the loudest voice on had. i could not help thinking about that appearance by the attorney general was led by leaders in the church and it was the result of their investigation with all of those people standing next to them side by side, what a different message...

There have been five guilty pleas, and former trump campaign chairman paul manafort is on trial right now in the first of two criminal cases brought by mueller. if hes convicted on all accounts he could face-up to 300 years in prison. the prosecution resting its case today in a virginia courtroom. now, the big unanswered question will manafort take the stand in his own defense? so lets discuss now. i want to bring in cnn legal analy analyst renato, and cnn law enforcement analyst james -- good e...

Analyst renato, and cnn law enforcement analyst james -- good evening, gentlemen. thank you for coming on. the president wasted no time in tweeting. gloating. about firing of strzok. put it up on the screen. you say it made you feel empty and mnumb. why is that? >> don, my initial reaction i thought i would have expected in normal circumstances anything that happens to a law enforcement colleague, whether its by normal devises or not i feel empathy. and i certainly feel empathy for peter strucks...

That the giuliani strategy here is to sew confusion. although its hard for me to see how that makes a great deal of sense here. you know, i cant disagree with renato. i think hes kind of winging it and he forgot what he said previously. >> james, we now have giulianis word against comeys word. >> i have no reason not to take him at his word, director comey. i think what troubles me with the former mayor, with rudy giuliani he was an outstanding attorney for southern district of new york and outs...

And contradicting yourself. he shouldnt be the news. his client should be the news and they should be careful how they advance forward. >> is it possible giuliani is giving the president a reason to demand to testify in order to clarify this? >> well, hes not intentionally giving mueller a reason, of course. but donald trump can clear this up by testifying under oath. theres no doubt about that. i suppose one could also say that the giuliani strategy here is to sew confusion. although its hard f...

And ambassadorships, starting with the court of st. james, which is the most prestigious, most recently given to the biggest donors rather than the most experienced diplomats, but then france, germany, italy, spain, japan, ireland, australia, china, the united nations. can you imagine this banker from chicago who is loaning $16 million with no collateral to a dead broke paul manafort, becoming our ambassador to the united nations? >> i mean, andrea, you know more than anyone how prestigious thes...