Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Manhattan. He talked about Paul Manafort being one of the top five clients. They expect to call more vendors to the stand today. This is a fastmoving trial. Prosecutors told the judge they expect to wrap the trial next week. Dave. Jessica, thank you. Cnn jessica, thank you. Cnn has learned that tsa is planning to eliminating screening at 150 airports. They also say the proposal would come with a small undesirable security risk. A tsa spokesman saying the documents confirm a debate within the agency. Two of the September 11th Attackers first flew from portland, maine. A small airport there would be less secure. Cnns rene marsh has the latest
from washington. Reporter dave, this would be a major change for travelers and a shift in how tsa uses resources. The proposal, the agency is considering, calls for elimination of the tsa screening at small and medium sized airports that operate commercial plane was 60 seats or fewer. Operating theory is treerrorist are not interested in the smaller airports and they are targeting larger airports. Big or small against anybody you can go after. So the opportunity to go after a 50person Passenger Jet is very attractive. Reporter the concern is the lack of imagination for how bad actors could exploit Security Weaknesses at smaller airports. After our story broke, tsa sent
talking points communicating how to respond at airports nationwide. A final decision has not been made. Dave, kaylee. Police in phoenix have arrested an employee at the facility holding Migrant Children on charges he Mostle Mostlessmostles Lefted he molested a 14yearold girl. A witness describes seeing the suspect kiss and inappropriate touch the victim to. Southwest Spokesman Says they work with Law Enforcement to bring the full force of the law to bear when warranted. Ahead, the plane crash in mexico caught on video from inside the cabin. So how did 103 people survive
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told us when they got on the flight, it was raining outside. There was wind and something, some wind gust is how they described it, brought the plane down. There was a dash to get off the plane and then they saw flames and smoke. Many, all, we have spoken to say this was a miracle. Now the investigation begins. The investigators have been able to recover the black boxes and say they are in Good Condition and they will be critical in getting a better understanding of the sequence of events and what led up to that plane coming down. Even the ntsb has sent some investigators to look into it. In the meantime, many survivors are saying they are just lucky to be able to tell their stories. Dave. Kaylee. Lucky indeed. Priceless royal artifacts stolen from the swedish
cathedral in a daring plot. Making off with jewels belonging to former monarchs. They were taken from the cathedral west of stockholm. They were stolen from the motor boat. The items stolen were part of the Funeral Regalia from the king and queen. It pales in comparison to the swedish culture history. President Trump Ratcheting up the pressure on the trade war on china. Stock futures pointing to loses this morning. Global markets dropping. U. S. Stocks finished mixed. Jobs reports on friday could bring fresh relief. U. S. Trade rep will consider Raisi Raising Tariffs from 10 to 25 . Both u. S. And china have not
imposed tariffs on billions of dollars, but the president s mission here is clear. The bottom line is the president will continue to hold china responsible for their unfair trade practices. This has gone on for long enough. He will do something about it. There will be a Public Comment period running until september. Then the administration will make a final decision. It is never too late to make things right. 20 years after stealing from her job, a woman repays her debt with cash and apology. We will be back on early start in just a minute. Ohio State University placing Head Football Coach urban meyer on paid administrative leave while investigations if he knew the Domestic Violence allegations over fired coach zach smith. Meyer says he was aware of the incident with the smiths in 2009, but did not know a 2015 allegation. Courtney smith told meyers wife about it and she believes the head coach also knew. Here is what she told the sports Stadium Network about the alleged 2015 abuse. Came to my home. He wasnt happy. We got into an argument. When i stood up to him, he didnt like it and took me and shoved his hands up against me up against the wall. My daughter was clinging to my leg. He obviously it registered with him what he was doing. He took my son and left. You can watch the full interview at watchstadium. Com. Urban meyer says he and the Athletic Director agree being on leave during the investigation will facilitate the completion. Zach smiths Attorney Says once he get a chance to tell his side, it will be corroborated by police. This is a man that could be probably elected governor in the state of ohio tomorrow. This is the most prominent person in the state. The second highest paid Football Coach in the country. You know him personally. I do. Urban meyer has been a man of upstanding character. The thought he knew and denied knowing and did nothing is really troubling. I think this could be a Tipping Point in the sport and in the College Sports landscape for him to be put on paid leave while investigating what he knew and
what he did not do. It will have an incredible back drop. And against the me too era, he could be in trouble. Led us know what you think let us know what you think about it. Next, Houston Police believe a 20year old grudge is the reason for the murder of the arrest cardiologist. The doctor was killed two weeks ago while riding his back. Pappas has not been seen for two weeks and evidence in his home links him to the killing. He is very dangerous. We need to get him into custody. We think he is suicidal. We should assume he is armed. This man is dangerous. This man is capable. This man has some skills. Cnn called a phone number for
pappas Real Estate Company on wednesday, but it went to voice mail. That is also a number listed on the Firearms Auction web sites as well. A former waitress trying to make amends 20 years after stealing money from her employer. Owner of elcharro received 1,000 in cash and apology letter. The woman worked for her in the 1990s while attending the university of arizona. The woman said she stole from the restaurant. She wrote, it has been 20 years, but i carry great remor e remorse. Please accept my apology and this payment. May god forever bless you and your family. The first time being away
from home going to school. So not only are they coming to school, they are learning about life. I think it is one of the life lessons that our family tries to instill in our employees and it is a good feeling to know she felt she needed to take care of this and i really respect her for it. The woman who sent the letter added she was a terrible waitress and fired before she could pocket more than a few hundred dollars. How long had that been eating her up . And the money. Were you a waitress . Never. I believe everyone should. Ahead, the Special Counsel is willing to limit questions of Obstruction Of Justice, but Robert Mueller has one condition. The president has to answer them in person. The president pushing his lawyers to let him sit down with Robert Mueller. The Special Counsel now willing to limit questions if the president meets facetoface. Terror at smaller u. S. Airports is not a big concern for the tsa. The agency eliminating screening at 150 smaller airports. And one of the nations Top College Football coaches put on leave. Urban meyer is accused of ignoring Domestic Violence allegations. What did he know . A shocking story in the state of ohio. No one more prominent in that state today. Welcome back to early start. Im dave briggs. Im kaylee hartung. 30 minutes past the hour. Robert mueller offering a tradeoff this morning. The Special Counseling suggesting he would re counsel suggesting he would reduce the number of Obstruction Of Justice questions if the president sits down with mueller. The president s lawyers offered to provide written answers to obstruction questions. Trump legal team wanted the interview limited to things before he took office relating to collusion. The New York Times reporting that the president is pushing his lawyers to do an interview. He believes he can convince them this is a witch hunt. But Rudy Giuliani is not on board yet. He always has been interested in testifying. It is us. The team of lawyers that have reservations about it. The source tells us the two sides are talking, but taking
baby steps toward each other. It did not take long for the president to fire up his twitter feed. He is calling on Jeff Sessions to put an end to the rigged Russia Investigation now. Was President Trump just venting or was this an order from the top . We get more from cnns jeff zeleny at the white house. Reporter dave and kaylee, President Trump has made no secret about the discord for the investigation. He called on the Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions to bring an end to the russia probe. The white house quickly responded this was all about the president s opinion. Not a directive to end the investigation to the Attorney General. We asked press secretary sara sanders. How does she know it is opinion or president ial directive. When he tells you as a member of his staff, how do you know it is opinion . The president makes it clear. The president is not obstructing. He is fighting back. The president is stating his opinion and clearly. He is expressing the frustration. Reporter no question the Russia Investigation continuing to consume at least some of the president s bandwidth here. The president is traveling for another Campaign Rally this week. He is campaigning for the midterms. After that he will end up in new jersey by late this evening. He will start summer recess vacation there. The Russia Investigation and all the fallout is sure to follow him. Dave and kaylee. Jeff, thank you. President trump is monitoring the Paul Manafort trial closely. He is comparing his former
campaign chairman to the former mob boss al capone. He is asking where is the russian collusion. He plans to question his bankers when the trial resumes this morning. Paul manaforts lifestyle was the focus on monday. There was a shocker from the prosecution about who may not take the stand. We get more from cnns jessica schneider. Reporter dave and kaylee, this is a Swift Moving Trial that saw a number of issues on day two. Prosecutors floated the possibility they may not call rick gates to testify. They could have just been bluffing. It sent shock waves through the courtroom. Rick gates was the former associate to Paul Manafort. He worked as deputy during the campaign. Rick gates has pleaded guilty to two counts in washington, d. C. He is currently working with the Special Counsels team. The defense team has said they plan to use rick gates
testimony against him to discredit him. To say rick gates was the embezzler and flipped on manafort to help himself. Interesting development there. Prosecutors called a flurry of witnesses, including an fbi agent who is part of the predawn raid of Paul Manaforts condo last july. He talked about the hundreds of documents they seized and the loan applications with Paul Manaforts name on it. There were a number of witnesses called to represent Paul Manaforts lavish lifestyle. One employee from a highend Mens Clothing store in manhattan. He talked about Paul Manafort being one of the top five clients. They expect to call more vendors to the stand today. This is a fastmoving trial. Prosecutors told the judge they expect to wrap the trial next week. Dave and kaylee. Cnn has learned that tsa is planning to eliminate screenings at 150 airports across the country. This move to save 115 million a year, but it also comes with a small, but undesirable security risk. A tsa spokesman saying the documents confirm a debate within the agency. Two of the September 11th Attackers first flew from portland, maine. A small airport there would be less secure. Cnns rene marsh has the latest from washington. Reporter dave, this would be a major change for travelers and a shift in how tsa uses resources. The proposal, the agency is considering, calls for elimination of the tsa screening at small and medium sized airports that operate commercial planes with 60 seats or fewer. Operating theory is terrorists
are not interested in the smaller airports and they are targeting larger airports. National Security Experts disagree. The message is attack any way you can go after. So the opportunity to go after a 50person Passenger Jet is very attractive. Reporter the concern is the lack of imagination for how bad actors could exploit Security Weaknesses at smaller airports. After our story broke, tsa sent talking points communicating how to respond at airports nationwide. A final decision has not been made. Dave, kaylee. Former president obama is weighing in on the first round of endorsements. He endorsed 80 people up and down the ballot. Gavin newson is one from california. One name not on the list is alexandria ocasiocortez. Her primary win suggests the party is shifting too far left. Obama is expected to endorse more people ahead of the campaign in several states. A sharp rise in insurance costs for those covered under the Affordable Care act may slow down. The Wall Street Journal cites