Eric former Deputy Assistant attorney Thomas Dupree will dig into all of it but we begin with rick leventhal. A stunning set of admissions in Lower Manhattan by a man who was one of the president s most trusted employees. He lied, paid women off he says to pay his boss. He walked out of the courthouse late yesterday free on 500,000 bond pled guilty to hiding income from his Taxi Cab Business and hiding debt to secure a Home Equity Loan and arranging payments to two women in the runup to the president ial election in coordination in and at the direction for a candidate to federal office to try to help him win. Mr. Cohen disregarded that training, that tradition and decided that he was above the law and for that he is going to pay a very, very serious price. He admitted he paid 130,000
to stephanie clifford, Stormy Daniels, because she was ready to go public with a claimed affair with mr. Trump. And he arranged to reimburse a tabloid to bury a story about Karen Mcdougal who also claimed
From new york city. This weeks elections were supposed to be a nail biter, but instead, they were a blowout for the republicans. Everyone seems to easily see that the election was just what president obama said it was, a referendum on his policies. Well, everyone saw that except president obama, who in a press conference on wednesday sounded more like president oblivious. Perhaps he reverted to his days in the chum gang and took off to colorado for some high octane weed and was just plain stoned when he blamed the blowout on the fact that twair2 3 the vote didnt show up. Some of those who voted, and some of those who voted for you, notably young people and minorities and women voted all right, but they voted with their brains and they rejected the failed economic programs, weak economic policy, and the betrayal of allies like israel. So in what one hopes would be more than mere symbolism, the president did finally have a meeting with inge coming Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell,
Most dangerous neighborhood. We have a report from the Korean Peninsula in the moment. Kevin corke is at the white house. Good evening, kevin. Good evening, mike. Solemn day for the president. Speeches, songs and of course heart felt salutes for the folks who paid the ultimate price for our country in defending our freedom. Also a day full of new questions about a brewing spy scandal that threatens to overrun the doj and fbi. We are gathered here on the sacred soil of Arlington National cemetery to honor the lives and deeds of americas greatest heroes. The men and women who laid down their lives for our freedom. Oh say does that. In marking the second memorial day of his presidency, President Trump today called on all americans to never forget the sacrifice of fallen u. S. Service members. Saying they shared a love more deep and more pure than most will ever know. Among the many veterans in the audience today, 94yearold bob dole. Former kansas senator who spent nearly four decades in c
Get over. Im out there living best life and he wakes up and tweets at me. Ferris bueller said on his day off life moves pretty fast. Steve on this wednesday morning, america is mourning the everybodys grandma. Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away in houston at 92 years old. The matriarch of the bush dynasty was battling Heart Failure and lung cancer. Ainsley we are told she died surrounded by her family at her home in houston holding her husbands hand. Brian i think she had bourbon during the day and thats where we find adam housley died as tributes are pouring in from both sides of the aisle and around the world. You talked about how she was loved beyond the world and houston. Everyone seems to have some connection. When i was in college she spoke at pepperdine. Gave a fantastic speech. Of course the wellesley speech when she talked about possibly the first female president. Those tributes are coming in from across the globe. We do have information also about the services. Mrs.
Ann and i worked on this in many months. 16 people agreed to share their stories with cnn. Several of them said freeman made consistent comments about their bodies and clothing choices. Eight, brooke, said they were victims of harassment or inappropriate behavior. Two of those eight said they were subjected to unwanted touching by freeman. Something very telling for ann and i is that only two of the people we spoke with willing to use their names for fear of retribution from freeman. One woman, a Production Assistant on the movie going in style, said in 2016 he subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her and another said he kept trying to lift her skirt and asked if she was wearing underwear and sad this happened in front of his coactor who allegedly told him to stop. Morgan freeman responded, quote, anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfort