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welcome to "the lead." im kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. we start with the money lead. wall street closing this hour mostly flat after todays jobs reported exceeded expectations. great news, obviously, but not slowing rising prices and fears of a recession. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the united states added 372,000 jobs in june and on average american paychecks are up 5.1% in the last year. but thats not keeping up with inflation, which jumped 8.6% annually in la...

Across the u.s. decrying what the trump administration is doing in separating these paren parents. what we do see on the ground is a crack in the glass. a tip of the iceberg perhaps. several parents have now been granted bond. and that is the first step toward what that woman is experiencing. once they can make bond, 1,500, maybe $2500. a ton of money to them. then they can get out. get verified through hhs. then they have to travel to wherever their kid is. that seems to be starting at the same...

Washington, wherever you are watching, thank you for joini us. begin with breaking news standing by from a news conference, you are looking at it live from the rose garden. the meeting comes five days before the summit between president trump and the north korean leader kim jong-un. lets go the white house correspondent jeff zel knee there in the rose garden. jeff, the president said he prepared for the summit next tuesday in singapore and doesnt need more preparation, what else can we expect to...

Once aga gaming both sides. coming one day after meeting with south carolina senator kim sco tim scott. jeff as wezeleny at the white h >> reporter: he signed a resolution here condemning the violence in charlottesville. of court from the deadly attack last month of that white supremacist rally but also reopened the old wounds. attempting to draw some type of a moral equivalence between the protesters and white supremacists. he was flying on air force one when he said this. >> i think especially...

>> jeff as well lanny thank you. . chelsea manning wont be attending harvard at all. calling it a mistake. schools offer was under increasing condemnation most notably from mike pompeo. branding manning a traitor and shaming university for placing a stamp of approval on her actions. coming up, the forgotten victims of hurricane irma. usz virgin islands devastated by the forms, aid and hope in very short supply. take you there next.

He doesnt know whether the e-mails referenced in his letter are significant or not. im confident whatever they are will not change the conclusion reached in july. >> doesnt think anything is going to change about this at all. and went on to say this would have nothing do with the outcome of the election or not as jeff zel -- >> the bottom line is she needed to go out and address this. she addressed it in a way of trying to force the fbi to come out with information. and the fact of the matter is...

Allegations against donald trump. this is cnn, im didnon lemon. the "new york times" says two women are accusing donald trump of touching them inappropriately, donald trump saying none of this ever took place. so lets discuss with all of this going on, our breaking news coverage with jeff zel 18 -- zelany, fiphillip bump, and our cnn reporters. there are two women who have come forward to say trump accosted them. jessica leads, did an on-camera interview. lets listen to her story. >> it was over...

Value, thats going to be pure gold. no one doubts that but if youre looking for substance and policy if you want to learn something, maybe that earlier debate with the leftovers may actually be more worthwhile. >> i think youre absolutely right. theres two things if youre in that earlier debate you dont have to worry about the trump problem. youll have more time to talk. it will be a more adult setting, despite the fact that youre being put at whats being called the kiddie table. youll be able t...

A powerful earthquake has killed people in western china. it damaged homes there walls cracked at a fire department right there. and the backlash against donald trump for his comments on mexico and immigrants continues to grow not just with retailers but also with his fellow republicans. rick perry becoming the latest to condemn the remarks, calling them quote, a huge error and adding that trumps views do not reflect the views of the party. perry speaking just one day after george pathe cnn co...

Of economic fairness from main street that wall street needs to hear. it is an uphill climb for him. he flu to iowa this afternoon and evening and he will be heading to democrats. he has to spur swayed them to consider him and not vote for hrm. >> that was jeff zel lain any there. the oldest son of vice president joe biden passed away on saturday. beau biden had brain cancer. he described his son as, quote, the finest manny of us have ever known. joe johns look back on beau bidens life. >> goo...