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>> reporter: now mcgahns attorney told our colleague ryan nobles that mcgahn cooperated with the special counsel because president trump declined to have executive privilege over mcgahns testimony. the relationship between trump and his white house counsel has at times than contentious but the white house is seeking-to-downplay and dismiss the fact that this is causing any strain between trump and mcgahn. >> sarah westwood, thank you so much for the update. joining me is ross garver, cnn legal...

Particularly in our race now with robotics, as you mentioned and more ominously in a way artificial intelligence are heading down a path where we tend to ignore the beauty and the relevance of the imprecise and saying, no, precision is the answer to everything. well, i think its not. i think its a good example. we should look east and remind ourselves that there are societies of great antiquity and wisdom who have said precision is fine, but hold on, imprecision is wonderful too. >> simon winche...

We tend to ignore the beauty of the imprecise and saying precision is the answer to everything. we should look east and remind ourselves that there are societies of great antiquity and wisdom who have said, precision is fine, but hold on, impression is wonderful too. >> simon winchester, pleasure to have you on. >> lucky to be here, thank you. next, some are wondering if a porky postage stamp could mean more chinese children. ill explain when we come back.

Officials have kept their security clearances to be able to advise on critical issues over time. these are individuals typically that have a lot of both wisdom and experience and our entities inside the government. there are contractors that support the government that ask for advice in certain areas. i have my clearance. its not used that often and the dependence on a deep understanding of whats actually going on is not called for that often. its been going on for a long time. i think for the m...

As they seem to tonight or earlier today that they didnt really know everything that he had to say. puts him in a very difficult position. i think it is a reminder the presidents legal counsels throughout this, not the white house counsel, but his personal, have not served him well. almost from start to finish. and whether it was the original team or now mayor giuliani, things are said, things are done and they come back and they cause them problems at the end. so this, i think, this has to be v...

A cast of unnamed characters. this was noted in a new piece by a white house correspondent for bloomberg. he notes the presidents tendency to cite an anonymous figure important and powerful who invariably supports the presidents position according to trump himself. these nameless individuals are fixtures of his speeches defying conventional wisdom and popping up to back the president on issues including prison reform and immigration in addition to trade. in some cases his accounts are rebutted b...

I heard the quotes you had at the beginning of the segment with various people wringing their hands about impeachment, not wanting to talk about it. thats the conventional wisdom. >> theyre political strategists, usually. yeah. >> many on the democratic side were the same political strategists that got us donald trump in the first place, so im not sure its the best place to be looking right now. but more importantly, we are at a time in our country where politicians on both sides, democrats and ...

Terrified. how worried were you about the baby? >> i was very worried, but i just thought that my body was not going to be able to carry it. >> reporter: its hard to overstate the risks of being pregnant while addicted to opioids -- miscarriage, stillbirth, and the possibility of a baby would essentially be born into a crisis of withdrawal known as neo-natal abstinence syndrome, nas. this is tough watch. the uncontrollable crying, unstoppable tremors. and this distinctive scream. >> theyre essen...

Off of opioids i guess like an adult would, except these are babies that have just been born. >> thats correct. were going to see how big the baby is -- >> reporter: for dr. craig towers, this was not acceptable. he decided to challenge the status quo. >> conventional wisdom has been if someone has a use disorder during pregnancy, dont try and detox, wait until after theyve delivered the baby. the thought was that would be safest, is that right? >> thats correct. our two systemic reviews now hav...

We have a store house of people who have a lot of wisdom, good judgment, and have something that the vast majority of other people dont which is access to this information or having had access to this information that nobody else can see because its our top national defense secrets and i wouldnt want to deny our current policy makers the ability to tap into that resource, so i think within reason, you have to allow a certain amount of this because its good for the country but that doesnt mean th...