Under renewed scrutiny. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Good friend, my friend. Good morning to all of you. 4 00 a. M. In east. Much of what we want ton we w to know is behind bars with special Counsel Robert Mueller recommending no jail time for president trumps former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn because of, quote, substantial help in the russia probe. Much of what flynn told the special counsel remains shrouded in secrecy. The report was heavily redacted, but mueller says, quote, flynns early cooperation convinced others to be forthcoming and that flynns lies about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador in late 2016 were repeated by senior Trump Transition Team members. Flynns full account of events has been one of the bestkept secrets in washington as mueller puts together the final pieces of his case. More now from cnns sara murray in washington. Reporter good morning. President trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn has provided, quote, substantial assistance to the russia investigation and should not get jail time. Thats the big news from special Counsel Robert Muellers court filing on tuesday night. Now the filing, a sentencing memo, comes after flynn has cooperated with muellers team for more than a year. Sitting for 19 interviews with the special counsel and other Justice Department offices. The memo appears to show that flynn help the Justice Department with at least three ongoing investigations. References to two of the investigations are almost completely redacted. Flynn also cooperated with the special counsels investigation into links or coordination between the russian government and members of the Trump Campaign as well as interactions between the Trump Transition Team and russia. This amid the flurry of activity from the special counsels team. Last week Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress. Prosecutors accuse former chairman Paul Manafort of lying to the special counsel and violating his cooperation agreement. As for flynn, he was a fixture with trump on the 2016 campaign trail, even leading a lock her up Hillary Clinton chant at the Republican National convention. His stint as a National Security adviser in the white house was brief. He was fired more than two weeks after thenacting attorney general sally yates told the white house that flynn lied about his communications with the Russian Ambassador and could be blackmailed by the russians. He will will be sentenced on december 18th in d. C. Federal court. Back to you. Trump lawyer Rudolph Giuliani is apparently not concerned about Michael Flynn sharing anything that could implicate the president telling nbc news, quote, they dont have bupkus. He said if flynn had information that could hurt the president , you would know it by now. Bupkus. Roger stone refusing a request from the top democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee for documents and an interview in the russia investigation. President trump tweeted monday that stone had, quote, guts for saying he wouldnt testify against the president in the special counsels russia probe. Dont forget what the president said in the past about people who do take the fifth. Have you seen whats going on in front of congress . Fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. Horrible. Horriblement. If youre innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment . When you have your staff taking the fifth amendment, taking the fifth so theyre not prosecuted, i think its disgraceful. Stones Attorney Says the request from Senate Democrats for information are far too overreaching and far too wide ranging. Stone has already testified before the house intelligence committee. It is a national day of mourning in the united states. Today former president George Herbert walker bush will be honored with a state funeral at the national cathedral. Thousands of friends, former colleagues, and Everyday Americans have been lining up to pay their final respects at the Capitol Rotunda where bush 41 has been lying in state. Last night members of the bush family returned to the rotunda. George w. Bush and his wife laura pausing at the casket and later greeting members of the public. Earlier in the day, a poignant emotional moment as former senator bob dole helped out of his wheelchair for a final absolutely to the former president. And a moment that brought a smile to many peoples faces. Sully, the president s Loyal Service dog, pausing before his casket. Today, current and former president s and World Leaders will attend a service to commemorate the life of americas 41st president. To tuesday, First Lady Melania Trump hosted a white house tour for about 20 members of the bush family. Tonight mr. Bushs family will be taken back to his home state of texas where he will lie in repose until he is buried tomorrow. U. S. Financial market will be closed to honor the memory of the former president george h. W. Bush. Yesterday what a day. The dow fell 799 points. Thats 3. 1 . It was the dows worst day since october 10th this year when it lost 832 points. The nasdaq closed down 3. 8 . Those are big oneday moves. The s p 500 fell 3. 2 . Lets put some perspective around this. 799 points sounds really scary. In point terms it was the fourth largest drop in history. In percentage terms, thats 3. 1 . Certainly a bad day but ranks as the 329th worst day ever percentagewise. The realization of the trade war with china, not over. Theres a mountain of hard work to do. The president s boasting that china was willing, Foreign Exchange was boasting about changes that was not rhetoric. And the bond market in the past signaled a slowing economy or a recession. Its called an inverted yield curve. It means Interest Rates on shorter date maturities are higher than longer term issues. Its a technical move thats getting a lot of attention. That scared the stock market, too. Look at where stocks are year to date. Always important for perspective. The dow is up 3. 5 . The s p 500 up almost 3 . The nasdaq composite up more than 6 . The major averages still positive on the year even after all that drama and turmoil in october and again yesterday. Its just unusual as you read the wall street journal and hearing the word recession even though its saying were not entering a recession, uncomfortable to hear it is. Sometimes when the yield curve inverts, the recession comes two or three years later. But it always has. Every time. Every time weve had a recession, that inverted yield curve has foretold it. It is a powerful signal further out. Yeah. Republican senators outraged after a classified briefing from cia director gina haspel about the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bob corker of tennessee and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina leading the charge against Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salman. They want him held accountable for his involvement in the killing of that Washington Post journalist. I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince, mbs, ordered the killing, monitored the killing, knew exactly what was happening, planned it in advance. If he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes. Theres not a smoking gun, theres a smoking saw. You have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this was orchestrated and organized by people under the command of mbs, and that he was integrally involved in the demise of mr. Jamal khashoggi. Senator graham went on to say he can no longer do business with saudi arabia if the crazy crown prince is still running the country. Lets go live to abu dhabi and bring in sam kiley. Good morning. Reporter good morning. What a shocking series of revelations that have been reinforced for the turkish position there suggesting from none other than the head of the cia that there is a direct and causal link between crown Prince Mohammed bin salman and the murder allegedly of Jamal Khashoggi. Now this doesnt come as a massive surprise given the amount of leaking, but particularly that the turks have done but it does, does it not, make things difficult indeed for donald trump and his continued support for mbs, and more broadly for the saudi governments campaign in yemen where right now most of the belligerence in that war are beginning to gather in stockholm, sweden, for talks that may take some time. Of course, the United Nations warning that some 14 Million People could be threatened with starvation there. So if there is a Silver Lining to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it may well derive from waning support for saudi arabia and saudi arabia recognizing that this war in yemen has become toxic. All right. Sam kiley live for us, past 1 00 p. M. In abu dhabi. Thank you. At home, former mayor of new york city Michael Bloomberg has a message for democrats now that youve won the house, do something. Bloomberg spent more than 110 million to help democrats take control of the house in the midterm elections. Hes considering a run for president in 2020 and spoke exclusively to cnn tuesday during a daylong trip to iowa. A crucial early voting state. Now this new congress has to do something. If they sit back and do the same thing that the people they ousted did, then im not going to be happy. Ive told nancy pelosi that. Bloomberg also had harsh words for president trump, contrasting him with the late bush 41. Current president doesnt seem to have any feeling of sacrifice for the good of the country. Maybe thats one of the real differences. Its not policy, its how you purport yourself. He was talking about his Climate Change and will not announcement whether he will run until next year. According to politico, former Massachusetts GovernorDuval Patrick is calling close allies to tell them hes not running. He informed staffers and advisers of that decision on tuesday. Also Attorney Michael Avenatti ruling out a 2020 bid. Stormy daniels lawyer says he made the decision at the request of his family but remains concerned the Democratic Party will nominate someone who has no chance of beating president trump. As for whoey are mains in the field, jimmy fallon weighed in. The new poll found that the top three democratic contenders for president in 2020 are joe biden, bernie sanders, and beto orourke. 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[ chants ] in Wisconsin Republicans are corn deducting conducting a session to limit the power of incoming Governor Tony Evers and attorney general josh call. They are trying to acquire legislative approval for decisions traditionally made by the governor and attorney general including a promise to withdraw the state from a federal lawsuit against obamacare. Republicans defending the power grab even though the issue was never raised when they won statewide offices. The numberone priority for us is to make sure we restore the balance of powers between the two coequal branch of the government. Im concerned. I think that governorelection evers is going to bring a liberal agenda to wisconsin. And that [ shouting ] republicans in michigan are also using a lame duck session to rewrite the rules. They could step in to defend a law allowing religious groups to refuse to place children up for adoption with samesex couples. Incoming democratic attorney general dana nessle suggested she might not back that in court. Big stories. The Inspector General at the department of justice confirms a senior official was allowed to retire after sexually assaulting a subordinate. The i. G. s report says the unnamed official sexually harassed multiple female subordinates but was never prosecuted. In one instance, the official allegedly pressured an employee to have sex with him in exchange for a promotion. The i. G. Concludes the officials actions amounted to ethical misconduct, sexual harassment, and Sexual Assault in violation of the law. But only says prosecution was declined without further explanation. Thats an outrage. A lot more to know about that one. Ahead, a little man with a big heart will host the oscars in 2019. Well tell you. I tell everyone to take the ancestrydna test if you want to get the most details about your family history. 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A League Spokesman claims there were multiple conversations with Cleveland Police officers and a request for the video made in february. Hunt was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs when the video was made public. Hes cleared wavers and says he deserves another chance. A cause to withhold a 120 million payout. According to the nightmares, a draft report says the New York Times, a draft report says moonves minimize the extent of his Sexual Misconduct and described evidence. The report is said to have alleged multiple act of nonconsensual Sexual Misconduct in and outside of the workplace both before and after he came to cbs in 1995 including sex acts with at least four cbs employees under circumstances that sound transactional. More than a dozen women have accused moonves of Sexual Misconduct he denies all allegations. Salmonella concerns are expanding an already massive beef recall. Jbs toll son recalling more than 5. 9 Million Pounds of raw beef pushing the recall to more than 12 Million Pounds. The beef was produced and packaged between july 26th and september 7th and then distributed nationwide. The beef linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened nearly 250 people in 25 states. For the information, go to cnn. Com. It is a longtime dream come true for comedian kevin hart. Hes been chosen to host the 2019 academy awards. He hosted in 2011 and the mtv awards. Hart says in an Instagram Post he was blown away by the opportunity adding now its time to rise to the occasion. The 91st oscars will air live on abc on february 24th. Really good to see kevin hart get some work. Hes only webeen in ten movies tins 2016. A lot of the report is behind black bars, but Michael Flynn wont be. Why he may avoid prison time. World leaders, friends, and family get ready to say goodbye. A state funeral for the 41st president George Herbert walker bush. Dont lock him up. Robert mueller recommends no prison time for Michael Flynn because of substantial help with the special counsel. It is a national day of mourning. A state funeral this morning for the late president George Herbert walker bush. Stocks take a big tumble. Wall street realizes the trade war with china is far from over. If he was in front of the a jury he would be convicted in 30 minutes. Theres not a smoking gun, theres a smoking saw. Republican senators furious after a cia briefing on the Jamal Khashoggi murder. The relationship now with riyadh the relationship with the saudis under renewed scrutiny. Good morning, welcome back to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. Special counsel recommending no jail time for president trumps former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn because of, quote, substantial help in the russia probe. Much of what flynn told the special counsel remains shrouded in secrecy. The report was heavily redacted, but mueller says, quote, flynns early cooperation convinced others to be forthcoming and that flynns lies about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador in late 2016 were repeated by senior Trump Transition Team members. Flynns full account of events has been one of the bestkept secrets in washington as mueller puts together the final pieces of his case. More now from cnns sara murray in washington. Reporter good morning. President trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn has provided, quote, substantial assistance to the russia investigation and should not get jail time. Thats the big news from special Counsel Robert Muellers court filing on tuesday night. Now the filing, a sentencing memo, comes after flynn has cooperated with muellers team for more than a year. Sitting for 19 interviews with the special counsel and other Justice Department offices. The memo appears to show that flynn help the justice helped the Justice Department with at least three ongoing investigations. References to two of the investigations are almost completely redacted. Flynn also cooperated with the special counsels investigation into links or coordination between the russian government and members of the Trump Campaign as well as interactions between the Trump Transition Team and russia. This amid the flurry of activity from the special counsels team. Last week Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress. Prosecutors accuse former chairman Paul Manafort of lying to the special counsel and violating his cooperation agreement. As for flynn, he was a fixture with trump on the 2016 campaign trail, even leading a lock her up Hillary Clinton chant at the Republican National convention. His stint as a National Security adviser in the white house was brief. He was fired more than two weeks after thenacting attorney general sally yates told the white house that flynn lied about his communications with the Russian Ambassador and could be blackmailed by the russians. He will will be sentenced on december 18th in d. C. Federal court. Back to you. Thank you. Trump lawyer Rudolph Giuliani is apparently not concerned about Michael Flynn sharing anything that could implicate the president telling nbc news, quote, they dont have bupkus. He said if flynn had information that could hurt the president , you would know it by now. Roger stone refusing a request from the top democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee for documents and an interview in the russia investigation. President trump tweeted monday that stone had, quote, guts for saying he wouldnt testify against the president in the special counsels russia probe. Dont forget what the president said in the past about people who do take the fifth. Have you seen whats going on in front of congress . Fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. Horrible. Horrible. If youre innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment . When you have your staff taking the fifth amendment, taking the fifth so theyre not prosecuted, i think its disgraceful. Stones Attorney Says the request from Senate Democrats for information are far too overreaching and far too wide ranging. Stone has already testified before the house intelligence committee. It is a national day of mourning in the united states. Today former president George Herbert walker bush will be honored with a state funeral at the national cathedral. Thousands of friends, former colleagues, and Everyday Americans have been lining up to pay their final respects at the Capitol Rotunda where bush 41 has been lying in state. Last night members of the bush family returned to the rotunda. George w. Bush and his wife laura pausing at the casket and later greeting members of the public. Earlier in the day, a poignant emotional moment as former senator bob dole helped out of his wheelchair for a final salute to the former president. A remarkable moment. And a moment that brought a smile to many peoples faces. Sully, the president s Loyal Service dog, pausing before his casket. Today, current and former president s and World Leaders will attend a service to commemorate the life of americas 41st president. To tuesday, First Lady Melania Trump what an amazing photograph she hosted a white house tour for about 20 members of the bush family. They got to talk to people they used to work with in the residence. Tonight mr. Bushs family will be taken back to his home state of texas where he will lie in repose until he is buried tomorrow. Al gore offering up fond memories of bush 41. He was part of the ticket that beat mr. Bush, then lost to his son in a hardfought president ial bid eight years later. Gore remembers one of the first calls he received after that hotly contested 2000 race. It was after my second and final concession speech after the Supreme Court decision. And when i got in the secret service car to go back to the v. P. House at the naval observatory, i was surprised when the car telephone rang and it was president george h. W. Bush. He said such incredibly kind things. And what he said was rooted, again, in his love for our country. He had another reminder yet another reminder of a different era in politics. Gore says mr. Trump excuse me, mr. Bush leaves behind a legacy of dignity and grace. U. S. Financial markets will be closed today to honor the memory of the former president. It was a respite that will be welcome today. The dow fell 799 points. Thats 3. 1 . It was the dows worst day since october 10th this year when it lost 832 points. The nasdaq closed down 3. 8 . Those are big oneday moves. The s p 500 fell 3. 2 . 799 points sounds really scary. In point terms it was the fourth largest drop in history. In percentage terms, thats 3. 1 . Certainly a bad day but ranks as the 329th worst day ever percentagewise. Naught in perspective. We have seen far worse days. Two things took stocks down. First, the realization of the trade war with china, not over. Theres a mountain of hard work to do. The president s boasting that boasts of product not matched by the chinese rhetoric. The chinese havent acknowledged theres a 90day acceleration period underway. Theres a technical move in the bond market in in the past signaled a slowing economy or recession, its called an inverted yield curve. The dow is up 3. 5 . The s p 500 up almost 3 . The nasdaq composite up more than 6 . A volatile couple of months. Republican senators outraged after a classified briefing from cia director gina haspel about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Bob corker of tennessee and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina leading the charge against Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salman. They want him held accountable in the killing of the Washington Post journalist. I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince, mbs, ordered the killing, monitored the killing, knew exactly what was happening, planned it in advance. If he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes. Theres not a smoking gun, theres a smoking saw. You have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this was orchestrated and organized by people under the command of mbs, and that he was integrally involved in the demise of mr. Jamal khashoggi. Senator graham went on to say he can no longer do business with saudi arabia if the crazy crown prince is still running the country. Lets go live to abu dhabi and bring in sam kiley. Good morning. Any International Reaction here . Reporter there has been bhe, whether direct three this its difficult to say, but the turks announced that they would like they are going to issue arrest warrants for the former deputy head of intelligence, general asiri and crown Prince Mohammed bin salman righthand man in the palace, particularly when it comes to media issues, katani, both relieved of their positions but neither of whom in the saudi investigation have been accused or charged. Unlike a number of others who have been and, indeed, the saudi prosecutor has said that they could face the Death Penalty for the alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi. On top of that, the turks are also saying why not extradite all of the accused to turkey to face the music there, face an open trial, and have this whole saga put to bed. Of course, that does not and would not solve the riddle which certainly as far as those senators are concerned, the cia, has satisfied them. The riddle of who gave the order. And that order as far as theyre concerned for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been given by none other than the crown prince. Coming at a very difficult time for saudi arabia as they embark on peace talks over the yemen. Significant pushback from the senators. You cant help but wonder if more calls for investigation from House Democrats once they take over. Sam kiley live, thanks. Not every lawmaker is concerned about an american ally orchestrating the murder of a u. S. Based journalist. Congressman Chris Stewart is defending president trumps americafirst response to the gruesome killing of the Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in the saudi consulate in istanbul. Heres what he told cnn on tuesday. We have to have a relationship with some players that we dont agree with. Journalists disappear all over the country. 20 journalists have been killed in mexico. You dont think its happened in turkey and china . Of course it does. Yet, we have to have a relationship with these individuals or countries. Stewart claims it is a difficult challenge, holding the saudis accountable, at the same time protecting u. S. Interests. Wow. The former mayor of new york city, Michael Bloomberg, has a message for democrats, now that youve been the house, do something. Bloomberg spent more than 110 million to help democrats take control of the house in the midterm elections. He spoke exclusively to cnn on tuesday. Now this new congress has to do something. If they just sit back and do the same thing that the people they ousted did, then im not going to be happy. Ive told nancy pelosi that. Bloomberg also had harsh words for president trump, contrasting him with the late bush 41. Current president doesnt seem to have any feeling of sacrifice for the good of the country. Maybe thats one of the real differences. Its not policy, its how you purport yourself. 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Republicans defending their power grab, even though the issue was never raised when they won statewide offices. The number one priority is to restore the balance of powers between the coequal branches of government. Im concerned. I think that governorelect evers is going to bring a liberal agenda to wisconsin. And that [ shouts ] republicans in michigan are also using a lame duck session to rewrite the rules. They could step in to defend a law allowing religious groups to refuse to place children up for adoption with samesex calms. Incoming democratic attorney general dana nessle suggested she might not back that law in court. Emails oftosh officials at the National RepublicanCongressional Committee hacked during the 2018 midterm elections. Gop sources tell cnn it was the work of an unknown entity. The breach was discovered by a vendor in april after emails from four Senior Committee aides had been surveilled for months. Our source says the hacker obtained passwords but did not access other nrcc systems as a result of the breach. A first for the ridehailing industry. Uber and lyft drivers will soon get a minimum wage. Well get a check on cnn business next. Place, the xfinity xfi gateway. And its strengthened by xfi pods, which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. Well almost anything. Leave no room behind with xfi pods. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click or visit a retail store today. The New York Times reports excbs chief Leslie Moonves destroyed evidence and interfered with an investigation into Sexual Misconduct allegations. A draft report from lawyers hired by cbs says moonves was invasive and evasive and deliberately lied. It lists nonconsensual sex in and out of the the workplace. It could cost him a 120 million payout. Moonves denied more than a dozen accusations of Sexual Misconduct. A dispute between the nooefl and the police nfl and the police over when kareem hunts video was released by tmz. A League Spokesman claims there were multiple conversations with Cleveland Police officers and a request for the video back in february. Hunt was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs when the video was made public. He has cleared waivers and has apologized insisting he deserves another chance. Princetons allmale a Cappella Group has dropped kiss the girl over concerns about consent. The group cut the tone because students complained not only about the lyrics, i dont take a word, not a single word, go on and kiss the girl, but the performance itself. It includes picking a man and woman randomly and encouraging them to kiss. The groups president said they wont perform until they come up with a performance thats enjoyable for every cast member. Urban meyer stepping down after the buckeyes rose bowl game due to health problems. The 54yearold meyer had surgery in 2014 on a brain cyst that was causing severe headaches. In an interview tuesday, meyer said he doesnt believe he will coach again. Ohio state went 121 this season. Meyer was suspended for the first three games of 2018 stemming from his handling of Domestic Violence allegations against a former assistant. Its a longtime dream come true for comedian kevin hart. Hes been chosen to host the 2019 academy awards. Jimmy kimmel hosted of the last two ceremonies. He previously hosted the b. E. T. Awards in 2011 and 2012, the mtv video music awards. Hart says in a post that he was blown away by the opportunity adding, now its time to rise to the occasion. The 91st oscars will air live on abc february 24th. Lets check cnn business. Global markets lower after the dow lost nearly 800 points tuesday. In asia, the nikkei down half a percent. The shanghai fell half a per tent. The hsi down nearly 2 . The dax in germany, ftse, london, cac, down a little more than 1 in early trading. U. S. Financial markets will be closed today to honor former president george h. W. Bush. A welcome respite after tuesdays close. The dow fell 799 points. 3. 1 . The nasdaq closed down almost 4 . The s p fell 3. 2 . Perspective here. 799 points down for the dow sounds scary but ranks only the 329th worst day ever percentagewise. The Treasury Department released a proposal for overhauling the Postal Service tuesday and stopped short of full privatization. An idea the white house floated over the summer. President trump ordered the report in april after he repeatedly attacked the u. S. Postal service deal with amazon. Back in december the president tweeted the deal was, quote, making amazon richer and the post Office Dumber and poorer. The treasuryled Task Force Found little appetite for the agency in its mission to serve rural america. It concluded the post office should act more like a private beings including charging marketbased prices for mail and package items. Currently the agency is limited in how quickly it can raise rates. Drivers for uber and lyft will soon get a minimum wage in new york city. On tuesday the Limitation Commission voted on a minimumpay formula to protect drivers from being underpaid by companies. A minimum wage will be 17. 22 an hour. A first for the u. S. Ridehail industry. It could mean rides in new york city will cost more. The move goes into effect in 30 days. You would think that would be passed on to the consumer. I would think so, yeah. Ive heard from uber drivers that many make a couple bucks an hour at time. A real complaint there. Substantial. Early start continues right now with the latest on this court fueli filing cour filing from the special counsel. Robert mueller recommends no prison time for Michael Flynn because of substantial help with the special counsel. It is a national day of mourning. A state funeral this morning for the late president George Herbert walker bush. Stocks take a big tumble. Wall street realizes the trade war with china is far from over. If he was in front of the a jury he would be convicted in 30 minutes. Theres not a smoking gun, theres a smoking saw. Republican senators furious after a cia briefing on the Jamal Khashoggi murder. The relationship now with riyadh under renewed scrutiny. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is wednesday, december 5th. Exactly 5 00 a. M. In the east. And we start with Robert Mueller recommending no jail time for president trumps former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn because of, quote, substantial help in the russia probe. Much of what flynn told the special counsel remains shrouded in secrecy. The report was heavily redacted, but mueller says, quote, flynns early cooperation convinced others to be forthcoming and that flynns lies about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador in late 2016 were repeated by senior Trump Transition Team members. Flynns full account of events has been one of the bestkept secrets in washington as mueller puts together the final pieces of his case. More now from cnns sara murray in washington. Reporter good morning. President trumps former National Security adviser