The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. Muellers team to the test here. Do you think he testifies . Thats a tough call. I would have to handicap it as being negative. I would not put him on. Shimon, lets remind people of the judge. His name is judge ellis and he said point blank to muellers team you dont really care about mr. Maufrts bank fraud, you care about what he could give you that would reflect on mr. Trump and lead to prosecution or impeachment. He hasnt always swung their way in the pretrial hearings and motions. In fact, President Trump used those words in a speech at a rally sort of thinking perhaps the judge would cite his words. So that was something the defense team was hoping they would get a dismissal on some accounts or perhaps some of the decisions would go their way. This judge is known to speak his mind. Hes very well known in the district and he moves things along so just because he may have this opinion of what the prosecution may be ultimately in the Special Counsel trying to do, the law is the law and it seems like at least from everything we know now that hes going to side with the law despite what maybe so in the public think, despite what the president Thinks Amay Be Obviou and what people have been saying all along that this is putting pressure on Paul Manafort to cooperate. There is a ton of evidence against Paul Manafort. This suspect perhaps going to be the most exciting trial in the world because its going rely heavily on documents, on financial evidence fbi agents, other witnesses, there will be interesting tidbits because well be talking about some of
manaforts lavish lifestyle and over 800,000 he paid a tailor for suits and his landscaping and real estate so youll have some color in that way but generally this is a 2k3w5good c for the prosecution. It could go up to last minute really quickly. The 800 Pound Gorilla in the room will be President Trump. Why . Because the both sides are careful. I understood Government Witnesses have been told should stay away from that topic and stay away from trump. Obviously the judge will be concerned about keeping this pristine. There wont be an argument later if theres a conviction the case was tainted through references to russia or trump. Thank you both, shan wu, shimon, appreciate it. This morning the president says, quote, collusion is not a crime. Sound familiar . The president s attorney Rudy Giuliani said that yesterday right here on cnn. Earlier this morning the white house said its not coordinating on its messaging with Rudy Giuliani. Abby phillips joins me now. The sources were explicit to say not only are we not coordinating we cant control what he says. Exactly. Rudy giulianis media blitz yesterday seemed to catch a lot of people by surprise in part because he seemed to be breaking new ground in a couple of key areas. The first saying collusion is not a crime and suggesting perhaps the goalposts are moving in terms of what the administration considers to be wrongdoing. The president reiterated that message then he said there was perhaps a meeting before that Infamous Trump tower meeting with don jr. And russians that before that meeting and the
planning meeting for the trump tower meeting, that would be news to a lot of people and after giuliani said that in his interview with cnn, he then tried to walk it back in a subsequent interview. Listen. He said there was a meeting with donald jr. , with jared kushner, with Paul Manafort, with gates and possibly two others in which they out of the presence of the president. The ones we checked with, four out of six, that meeting never took place. It didnt happen. Giuliani indicating there was a meeting that didnt happen but then he said later in the day the meeting didnt happen at all. All of this leading to one conclusion really which is that giuliani might have confused the situation even more with all of his appearances on the air
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government believes Nuclear Weapons are the key to his survival and his regimes survival, poppy. We have not heard anything the white house commenting on this Washington Post reporting but we did hear from Secretary Of State mike pompeo in his Senate Testimony last week and when he was pushed by lawmakers on wheres the progress, how can you assure americans on all of this, these promises on denuclearization he said we have not been taken for a ride. Does this reporting change that . Well, the u. S. Knows that north korea is continuing on with its nuclear program. What they are looking at as an encouraging sign is that they havent launched a missile since november of last year. And the dismantlement of the Satellite Launching Site and what we supposedly saw the destruction of the Punggyeri Nuclear site although experts dispute whether it affected the sites as all, the u. S. Knows this point theyre in the early stages and this is going to be a long process and until they get a commitment from kim jongun to
start giving up these warheads and missiles, the work is going to continue and they have to learn as much as they can about the size and skaz of his arsenal before north korea declares inventory so they can catch north korean ins a lie. Theres something significant deep down in this reporting from the Washington Post and that centers around the enrichment of europe and what this intelligence tells us on that front. What is it . Well, we know they are continuing to enrich uranium and they did make upgrades as well as theyre believed to be making upgrades to their reactor. So the fuel to put in nuclear warheads, north korea is Still Producing which shows theyre continuing to expand their capabilities so even though theyre not testing their production capabilities, their kipabilitys have not only not changes but theyre increasing. You know the regime well. You are one of the few reporters who has been inside so many times. Do you think this is a strategic play by the regime . Every conversation i had with north korean officials over the last three and a half years they said repeatedly they would never give up their Nuclear Weapons so frankly i like many people who study the Korean Peninsula were skeptical that the Singapore Summit would lead to this rapid denuclearization that some Administration Officials publicly stated they hoped would happen. In a matter of months perhaps, that isnt realistic. Will ripley, thank you for the reporting. We appreciate it as always. President trump says he is willing to meet with irans leaders without preconditions wherever they want but this morning an iranian lawmaker says he isnt worried about that because the president s withdrawal from the Nuclear Agreement has done so much damage its in his words worse than any preconditions. The president s offer is an abrupt shift in tone. It comes eight days after he tweeted in all tap this is never ever threaten the united
states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before. Lets go to the state department. Our senior Diplomatic CorrespondentMichelle Kosinski joins me now. That was eight days ago. Late yesterday the president says yes im open to meeting with iran without any conditions. What changed . He was threatening them with the ultimate punishment for irans continued bad behavior. Same with the Secretary Of State. Mike pompeo days ago was encouraging iranian protesters to get rid of their government, calling irans leaders thieves, basically and now he is agreeing with the president , sure, lets talk if you want to. Listen. The iranians demonstrate a commitment to make fundamental changes in how they treat their own people, reduce their malign behavior, agree its worthwhile to enter into a Nuclear Agreement that prevents
proliferation, the president is prepared to sit down and have a conversation with them. There seems to be inconsistency here. Very similar to what happened with kim jongun where you had threats and rhetoric and then okay lets sit down and talk, no, no, lets not sit down and talk, lets make sure you do something historic, okay you dont have to do anything historic, lets just talk. It goes back and forth. Remember at one point President Trump calls kim jongun honorable and start. Will we see something similar to that here . It is unclear where this goes. What we know is that iran is working with the europeans to try to salvage any way possible. The iran nuclear deal. Iran said there are no negotiations with the u. S. Now that the u. S. Has left the iran nuclear deal. You can say there is no risk in talking if both sides want to
talk and come to the table with the same mindset, great. The real risk is when you hand these people wins or approval or let them get away with things as we have have already seen with kim jongun and vladimir putin. Michelle kosinski, thank you for putting that into context for us. President trumps tactic to get border wall funding, threaten a shut down. But will that Negotiating Move work . Does he mean it . Is he bluffing . Were moments away from the opening bell on wall street. Stocks look like they will open flat today. All eyes will be on the tech sector. Apple is set to release earnings after the market closes today and it could make apple be the first trillion company in the United States if all goes well. Well keep an eye on it. Lets begin. These days, there are amazing amenities, like movie theaters, Exercise Rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars, and bistros, even petcare services. And nobody understands your options like the advisers at a Place For Mom. These are local, expert advisers that will partner with you to find the Perfect Place and determine the right level of care, whether thats just a helping hand or fulltime memory care. Best of all, its a free service. There is never any cost to you. Senior living has never been better, and theres never been an easier way to get great advice. Call today. A Place For Mom you know your family, we know Senior Living. Together well make the right choice. You know your family, we know Senior Living. When we switched our auto and home insurance. With liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. Hey oh, thats my robe. Is it . When you switch to liberty mutual, you could save 782 on auto and home insurance. And still get great coverage for you and your family. Call for a free quote today. You could save 782. Liberty mutual insurance. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Does your Business Internet provider promise a lot . Lets see who delivers more. Comcast business gives you gigspeed in more places. The others dont. We offer up to 6 hours of 4g Wireless Network backup. Everyone else, no way. We let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. Them, not so much. We let you keep an eye on your business from anywhere. The others . Nope get internet on our gigspeed network and add voice and tv for 34. 90 more per month. Call or go online today. Welcome back. The president is repeating his Shutdown Threat of border funding. Many republicans are not biting. Listen to republican Senator Kennedy of louisiana. Im a big believer in hitting things head on and if the president wants to shut down the government, thats his
prerogative. I think it would be a mistake. I dont think it will be necessary. Also, republican senator john thune called the threat a negotiating tactic. Leader Mitch Mcconnell flatly said we will be funding the government in a timely manner. With me now our political analyst rachel and perry bacon from 538. Rachel, do the republicans just write this off as bluff . I think republicans know this is not a bluff on the president s part. The question here is about timing and thats why youre seeing hill republicans down play this and saying that wont be a shutdown before the midterm elections. The president is well aware that could open their battle to keep the majority and cost them the house and senate. There was a meeting at the white house where Mitch Mcconnell and paul ryan thought they got the president s approval for a plan to kick any Shutdown Fight over a wall until after the election. They want to just get a couple spending bills done before the
election and not deal with the Border Security issue because they know it will be contentious until after the midterm bus there is a conservative constituency that thinks a shut down fight before the election is a good idea. I will say this is a minority of the Republican Party and you saw the Wall Street Journal today calling out the president and saying does trump even want to keep the majority in congress . The reason theyre asking is because they think a shutdown before the election is a terrible idea. Its a good point but perry, im glad rachel brought up the timing. Everyone knows there will be a Funding Fight but republicans would prefer that to be in december. The president didnt lay out a timeline. Do you think he wins either way . He wins if he gets the funding, following through on a Scam Pain Promise and he wins optically if he can point to congress and doesnt get the funding and says its all them, the establishment, congress cant
get anything done. I dont agree. He campaigned on the wall and now hes had two years where his party controlled the house and the senate and funding hasnt happened. If you listen to mcconnell and ryan, theyre ignoring the president. They have been doing this for a year and a half. This wall issue, the party that hes a part of has not prioritized it and if you remember trump has threatened a shutdown over this wall, he did it last year, this year. Hes done this threat before and not followed through. I think this is a bluff, i think Republican Leaders know that and will ignore that for the reason. Let me talk about 3d guns. This is not getting, to be frank, enough attention, but it happens tomorrow. Rachel, as you know, a Government Settlement, this is a legal case fought since 2013. A Government Settlement with the Trump Administration means starting tomorrow morning plans
for printing 3d guns, even ar15s, will be allowed to legally go online. I was reading cnn reporting that these are already up online for some folks, a thousand people have already downloaded the plans to print out ar15s but the president this morning just wrote this on twitter im looking into 3d plastic guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to the nra. Doesnt seem to make much sense. So the president s is opposing this but this is a deal made with his administration. Where does it go . Right. And the president can change that. He makes the calls on this and we know that when it comes to gun control, the president doesnt necessarily