May 18th News Today

contacted anonymously by the bbc presenter via a dating app and claims the presenter then sent menacing messages. our special correspondent lucy manning has the story — and shes with me now. to be clear, this is a different young person to the one the sun has reported about. this individual was first contacted by the mail presenter on a dating app and after the two had connected on the app, the two had connected on the app, the conversation moved to private messaging and the young pe...

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to a teenager for explicit photos. the bbc has released new details of its investigation into the claims. it says just two attempts were made over several weeks to contact the family concerned. the bbc�*s director general tim davie confirmed that the unnamed presenter was not spoken to about the issue until seven weeks after the initial complaint when new information had emerged. he also conceded, that the allegations had been "clearly damaging". the bbc has been asked to pause its i...

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lets take a look at the weeks top stories. were following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trumps primary defense...

behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. hes in "the situation room," actually hes replaced by alex marquardt today. ill see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trumps defense over retaining classified documents. were also getting reaction from one of the former presidents previous attorneys. in th...

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." im jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or cant iron out their differences bef...

well get it fixed and get it fixed properly in two years. but were going to get it fixed and fixed properly. well get it fixed in two years. >> all right. >> hes going to get it fixed in two years. >> two years. >> wait, but he had a chance to fix it in 2017. what did he do? >> well, he called the debt ceiling sacred. >> and 18, 19. >> then he urged a default. now, donald trump is back in the mushy middle, promising a big fix down the road. you know, like infrastructure, health care, a...

conclusion n. a "360"-page report released today, durham says the fbi should have never opened the investigation at all, concluding that the bureau overly relied on raw and unconfirmed intelligence, writing that they lacked evidence at the outset of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. this stands at odds with the 2019 justice department inspector generals conclusion that there was basis for opening the inquiry. well talk shortly with andrew mccabe. hell give us his first r...