than 24 hours after mr. trump declared there are no tapes of him using the "n" word on "the apprentice," a claim the white house is not backing up. we get more from cnn's jeff zeleny at the white house. >> reporter: christine and ryan, president trump looking forward to another day with at least no public events on the white house schedule, the second day in a row here he's not scheduled to be seen in public. but boy, in private, so much conversation still about those explosive charges in that book by his former top staffer here, african-american staffer here at the white house, omarosa manigault newman. now, of course, the president yesterday just being slammed for some of his responses to her, calling her, of course, a cruel word in a tweet in the morning, but then also going throughout the day, just going after her specifically. but it was in the white house press briefing in the afternoon where white house press secretary sarah sanders was asked about the president and if he has ever said the "n" word, that racial slur, on tape.