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With more than 70 attorneys led by scott rothstein. mike mayo was a columnist for the ft. lauderdale "sun sentinel." >> he probably thinks, im king of the world. >> reporter: and the firm is where melissa lewis, an earnest, by-the-book attorney, found great success for herself and her clients. she was by all accounts a workaholic who loved what she did. no shrinking violet either. melissa loved those boozy, splashy office parties just as much as the other lawyers. shed found herself a nice slice...

Robert mueller a stark line in the sand. and if trump crosses that, we must take to the streets as never before. >> laura: i was waiting for mr. big to show up. >> she looks like shes auditioning for a guest spot on overcoat madame secretary" where they all seem to be auditioning auditioning -- >> i feel that that is problematic. i hear a lot of comments come about simply an action, what she is auditioning for. we cant sit there and attack what they look like. that is part of the issue that they...

>> yes. >> reporter: so you are not some shrinking violet at home cowering under her husbands direction. >> but when it came to being home and opening the door, i was a shrinking violet, that is how things were. he ran the show. it was two different ellens and two different lives. >> reporter: detective wilson interviewed el llens old boss, man named james kasell and he said that he remembered an incident when ellen came to work with bruises. >> she was wearing the sunglasses, and i said, why ar...

>> shed put your feet to the fire. youd make sure you get the job done and move on. >> so she was no pushover. >> she was no pushover. >> she stood up for herself. >> right. >> but inside the walls of that nice home, ellens rank was near the bottom. >> he became very condescending, controlling, where i could go, who i could see. >> at home, mike made the rules and ellen obeyed them. you had a significant executive job at a big company. >> yes. >> so youre not some little shrinking violet whos ho...

Blame but bring the american people together. thats what george bush did after 9/11. i was with president bush in new york. i was a part of that. i felt very much a part as americans, not as democrats or republicans and trying to cast aspersion or blame. lets get together and try to face the nation in an ever-changing world in which we live in. >> he went after congressman schumer, but schumer fought right back. schumer said, dont look at me, look at what you did and what you have been doing to ...

Layperson here, you know, listening to lawyers talking about it, it just -- it seems to me inconceivable, right, that this couldnt be used to prosecute somebody. and so, you know, thats -- i think its just so hard for women because you just sort of wonder what does it take if this isnt enough to prove he admits to it on tape essentially having done this before. >> you know, around son, thats a really good point. i mean, its a splar point. when you listen to it, viscerally you say to yourself how...

And ellen obeyed them. >> you had a significant executive job at a big company. >> yes. >> so youre not some shrinking violet who is home cowering under her husbands direction. >> but when it came to be at home and opening that door, i was that shrinking violet. thats how things were. he ran the show. it was two different -- two different ellens. who different lives. >> detective wilson interviewed ellens old boss, a man named james cassel. he told the detective he remembered an incident when el...

Dennis murphy (voiceover): and the firm is where melissa lewis, earnest by-the-book attorney, found great success for herself and her clients. she was by all accounts a workaholic who loved what she did. [rock music playing] no shrinking violet, either. melissa loved those boozy, splashy office parties just as much as the other lawyers. shed found herself a nice slice of the american pie. and thats the thing about 38-year-old melissa lewis. even as she raised her voice in class with the senior p...

The stakes cannot be higher on the geopolitical stage with regards to north korea. and quite frankly, i think that is why youre going to be seeing president trump perhaps taking yes a critical tone of the united nations as we saw him do on the campaign trail, but also perhaps working with the united nations to again pressure north korea for its brazen, putting it mildly, nuclear military ambitions. >> kevin you bring up tone, and jonathan, that might be a big point because is there a sense for h...

Conversation here. this is a moment for this president, one of those moments that you cant foresee or plan necessarily where the reaction is gauged in how presidential he wants to be is gauge bid this. im struck by the republicans who called him out over the weekend so quickly. orrin hatch, not exactly a shrinking violet here. a supporter of his. he said his brother did not die fighting nazis for there to be a comment and action like this here. it is incumbent on the president, he knows that, to...