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Hallway. Are there many murders like this . No. Its very rare. It was devastating. Did he have enemies . I really dont know. We were having couplets of people were having sex in the parking. Its not possible. She is responsible for the choir at church. In alabama, there is my lows hamburgers. Absolutely some of the best french fries. Cindy didnt stay and eat her fries. As bizarre as it sounds, yes. He wasnt around when the murder took place. That is what he said. Who do you feel you are looking ...

Which good economies do, function that way. but youve got a deep philosophic attack to that notion and it is coming home to roost about lifting regulations. >> people are not going to payday lenders to buy their first homes. theyre going to payday lenders to pay their medical bills. >> when theyre in trouble. >> they are going to payday lenders when their car is broken and they got to get it fixed to get to work. you made a broader point jeff, what were seeing with this administration is a new b...

The coffee boy. and so on. so this is a pattern for this president. >> is there any sense whats going on behind the scenes, how the president is feeling about all this or dealing with this? >> from what we understand, hes still upset about all of this, but i talked to a source close to the white house earlier today that of all people, the outgoing chief of staff john kelly is, quote, relieved that hes going to be leaving the white house or is expected to leave the white house at the end of the m...

>> well, first of all, it eliminates the whole argument that the reason for this payment was to spare melania trump embarrassment because, according to prosecutors and according to cohen and apparently according to pecker, the reason for this meeting was to talk about how the "national enquirer" was going to pay women to keep them quiet during the campaign. melania had nothing to do with it. and the point -- and that also has legal implications because paying money to benefit a campaign has repo...

Career. but now david pecker, ami, they have signed a document stating facts and they say about this meeting as jeff said, it was specifically to keep women quiet so it didnt impact the election. >> its completely contradicting what president trump is saying. i mean, hes attempting to mount what some of us have been expecting for a long time, an advice of counsel defense. but the problem is his counsel is going to disagree with him and now there are others who are obviously going to disagree wit...

Violate them, as michael cohen admitted that he had, thats a crime. >> so its very significant. >> and it also serves as corroboration of everything michael cohen was saying on this issue. >> shan, that last point jeff made is important. the president is saying you cant trust michael cohen, hes a liar, clearly hes done a lot of lying over the course of his career. but now david pecker, a.m.i., they have signed a document stating facts and they say about this meeting as jeff said, it was specific...

Water in all this, anderson. >> jim accosta, thank you. a lot to talk about. jeffrey tubin, shan wu, usa columnist, and rick santorum. jeff, how much does it change things if the president was in this meeting with david pecker and michael cohen in 2015? >> well, first of all, it eliminates the whole argument that the reason for this payment was to spare melania trump embarrassment because, according to prosecutors and according to cohen and apparently according to pecker, the reason for this mee...

Of headlines, we dont know. i have heard from trumps lawyers, but again nothing is true until he then does it, he does not look into firing mueller. he realizes that is a stove way too hot to touch. but i think the thinking is that with matt whitaker there you dont necessarily have to do that. the report could end up being thinner. the report could have a thinner recitation of facts. the report might never become public. the report might never be seen. so whether they are going to -- it is true ...

That is just is false. in the same way there is not an unprecedented number across the border, in fact, it has been the opposite, that association of immigration and even illegal immigration with crime is false. >> although one of the things he has done skillful lu is take individual -- >> absolutely. >> to symbolize a larger problem that may or may not exist. >> correct. >> the question is whether this tough hand at the border will coincide with a deal on daca or broader immigration deal that d...

>> i think its both of those. they are turning it down. i have no doubt that he will get another lawyer somewhere. but the idea that this extremely prestigious assignment is being turned town because he doesnt listen to lawyers, he thinks he is smarter than lawyers, he doesnt pay lawyers. >> the point jeff is making is important. lets take a step back. it is is extraordinary that a president is the subject of a criminal investigation from special counsel from fbi. and lawyers are running the oth...