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The administration had been saying all of last year. >> the president flat out said says he doesnt want to use the term maximum pressure anymore. >> secretary pompeo echoed the words, begin the process, a long-term effort. >> youve been in the middle of these things for a long, long time. is there anything wrong with that? what if the goal is just to meet, go to singapore, meet kim jong-un, take the measure of the man, perhaps open the door to future discussions? is there anything inherently pro...

Got to make a change. or if it doesnt and youre okay with lying, then youre not serving the public. theres no way forward here for her. >> maybe shes okay with lying. im just saying, theres no question that she spread lies at this point. >> yes. >> i suppose thats a good way to say it. whether or not she was told the truth i guess we dont know. >> we dont know. >> but she spread a lie and she is the white house press secretary and she spread a lie and allowed it to hang out there for months. >> ...

Works. the fact that he picked the eagles to embarrass him is important. malcolm jenkins, tory smith, these were the guys who were behind the social justice movement. i was on a bunch of calls with them well before the season started where they were talking about using the platform to raise these issues. they now have $200 million almost earmarked for doing this from the league. theyve raised consciousness around the country and it drives trump crazy. it absolutely drives him crazy. and i guess ...

Early. as you know, john bermen, a lot of people watch the super bowl not so much for the football but the commercials, and for the halftime entertainment, lady gaga is the performer, shes known for taking a stance on bullying and equality, listen to what she said when asked if she would get political. >> the only statements ill be making during the halftime show are ones ive been making throughout my career, i believe in inclusion, youre watching guys clash into each other, real strategizing ha...

York times" is saying george h.w. bush quoting two in his new biography. john bermen is here. >> michaela, george h.w. bush saying cheney used too much influence forcing for force. bush says of dick cheney, he was just iron-ass. his seeming knuckling under to the real hard-charging guys who want to fight about everything. use force to get our way in the middle east. also the elder bush goes after his defense secretary donald rumsfeld, calling him an arrogant fellow who served badly. hes more kic...

Kasparov spoke to cnns john bermen. he believes kremlin led investigation in to the murder will turn up nothing. >> brave man, full of life who had been blasting putins regime for corruption for violation of human rights up to the last hour of his life. his last is recorded 40 minutes before he was shot dead. few hundred yards away from kremlin. >> who do you think killed him? >> remains to be seen. i have great doubts they will be found. we could see pictures of police bringing machines and usi...

Reserve, the position is not in doubt. but the republicans made it clear how much they dislike the feds historic stimulus program. >> i think the economy has gotten use to the sugar youve put up there. and i just worry were on a sugar high. >> a sugar high that could be causing acid bubbles to form. all that stimulus is moving up the stock market. housing website zillow said low mortgage rates courtesy of the fed are creating potential bubbles in some housing markets. >> whats fueling the bubble...

To "early start," im john bermen. >> im zoraida sambolin, its friday, may 17th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. developing this morning, the man fired from the irs over a scandal targeting conservatives will be on the hot seat today, steven miller, the acting head of the irs was forced out this weekend, today a house committee will grill him about why he did not tell congress about the political targeting, heres cnn with the very latest. >> reporter: three days after the white house counsels office was f...

The president calling the military sex scandals a danger to national security. surreal and extensive damage -- people in the areas hardest hit by tornados in texas not even allowed back home this morning and the search is under way still for seven people who are missing. we have a lot of powerball frenzy as well, more than half a billion dollars simply up for grabs. the second biggest pot in powerball a history. do you have your ticket yet? >> heading out. just after the show. good morning...

Elena said she thought she was dreaming when she realized the catcher was her dad. a great way to start a baseball game. great surprise by dad. he even surprised his wife as well. he came into town a night early. said the hardest part was he wasnt able to see his wife and daughter for a full 24 hours. >> thats so beautiful. >> love that. >> different video from earlier. thank you for that. >> johns team ruined it by getting the big hit. the red sox beat the rays. >> i wasnt going to say the red ...