Statement, meaning at one point the president told the country the Trump Tower Meeting was about adoptions yet today hes tweeting to the world that it was to get dirt on his opponent, and that theres nothing wrong with that and theres nothing to hide. So why the changing sortories fm trumps story . Here is what that same lawyer, jay sekulow, said about it today. I had Bad Information at that time. I made a mistake in my statement. I talked about that before. That happens when you have cases like this. I think its very important to point out that in a situation like this, you have over time facts develop. Thats what investigations do. Cnn without correspondent Boris Sanchez is in berkeley heights, new jersey, where the president is spending his summer break. Boris, why are we again talking about this Trump Tower Meeting . Reporter hey, ana. Because that Trump Tower Meeting is central to the rush
The latest news and information from around the world with host Ana Cabrera. Investigation is moving forward. Robert mueller is focused on securing an interview with one of the key figures in that trump meeting, emin agalarov, whose father is a Russian Oligarch with deep ties to vladimir putin. We understand according to sources that for over a year the Special Counsel has been talking to his attorneys, trying to secure an interview. Its unclear if that will actually happen. But that makes the argument, that makes the case that this investigation is moving forward whether the president and his attorneys like it or not, ana. An investigation thats already resulted in more than 30 people or entities being charged, five guilty pleas, another person on trial right now. Boris sanchez in berkeley heights, new jersey, thank you. The denials followed by the nondenials. Its been a constant changing narrative that have led us to such a crazy place that it takes a standup comic to put it in perspective. This was comedian bill maher last month on hbo, which is owned by cnn, predicting what we
it. We dont know how much more was involved than that. We do know, collusion, that word, does not amount to a crime. But there is conspiracy, there are other criminal statutes that would fall under i guess the broader umbrella of collusion. Kim, youre a lawyer. The president today, his argument is this kind of a meeting happens all the time, hes totally in the clear, his son is totally in the clear. Both saying there was nothing illegal about this meeting. Could it be . Opposition research per se, i think hes saying, is not illegal. The issue here was the influence or the participation of the russians. And you can look at the Trump Administrations own fec website and click on the link regarding solicitation of foreign nationals assistance in campaigns. And that is very, very broadly prohibited. And solicitation just means trying to get something of value. Here, dirt on Hillary Clinton certainly was of value to this campaign. It would probably cost a lot of
question. They did work very hard at the beginning to try to say this was about adoptions. If you look at the Senate Committee testimony, adoptions were discussed. Obviously other things were discussed too. I think we should also point out that the president Tweeted Last July that donald trump jr. Went to this meeting to get information on Hillary Clinton. So im not sure todays revelations are all that new. It strikes me that the president and his team right now are trying to manage two different silos. The legal silo, which is did anyone say anything under oath about this meeting that is now going to be deemed untruthful, and number two, is there anything about this meeting or trying to get Opposition Research that is illegal in and of itself. But then there is the bigger political issue, what i call the icky bucket. Is it icky to try to mislead the public about the nature of a meeting . Yes. Is it icky when your lawyer goes on tv and said, well, i had Bad Information and thats why i lied or didnt tell the whole truth at the time, yes, thats also icky. Then theyll have to deal with the political fallout from that. I dont know if we learned
anything new today but we did learn of course that this still is occupying a huge percentage of the president s time in terms of what hes thinking about. Thats overall not great for his presidency. Can i just add one thing, ana . Opposition research is one thing. If a british person comes in and says, i found an article in a british newspaper and its interesting about your opponent. Thats, whatever, publicly available. Thats not what the russians were doing in 2016. They stole emails. They are involved in stealing and disseminating stolen documents. If, if, if the Trump Campaign knowingly took advantage of stolen, illegally procured materials or helped somehow in the dissemination of those, thats a whole different level. So again, we shouldnt just say, gee, its kind of icky that the russians showed up with some Opposition Research. The Clinton Campaign happened to procure some opposition, i dont
around you have to testify under oath about things, everybodys in jeopardy. If you testify under oath and later on facts come out that contradict your testimony, youre in jeopardy of possibly being accused of obstruction or perjury or anything else. So yeah, i mean, everybody here thats engaged in this should be worried. Im hopeful that everybody here has gone in and told the truth to their level best. That would be a very good development. And at the end of the day, im also hopeful that what we find out is that the russians penetrated the election and tried to meddle in the election but did so without the collusion of the Trump Campaign. Ive always been skeptical of the Collusion Narrative but ive never been skeptical that the russians were meddling in our election, of course they were. Look at everything we know and all the people that have been indicted. I hope we find out nobody on our side of the ball was involved in it. Jay sekulow previously said the president was not involved in the trump tower statement. He said he had Bad Information. What does that mean . I think hes backpedaling on
a new sort of pitch that is being made from the president s Office Around this whole issue, that is, okay, maybe we did it, but whats the big deal. As i said before, thats really the question for every american right now. Are we going to sit back and let this kind of thing happen . And, you know, just to be clear, the Election Laws ban the fec has said if someone from a foreign country wants to volunteer on a president ial campaign, they cant toss in ten bucks for pizza. I used to work for the federal government. These kinds of ethics, laws, and these limitations on colluding, for lack of a better word, are really important, because we dont want foreigners dictating the outcomes of president ial elections. Voters want their votes to count. And here we had, as was mentioned, voter information stolen and our elections affected. And Congress Cares about that. And every american should care about it. Sekulow i think is kind of stuck
in a really difficult situation, because the president , as was mentioned, is himself potentially liable for Obstruction Of Justice in a broader sense. Im not saying theres the evidence publicly for that, but we also have the mueller two indictments charging conspiracy against a number of russian nationals with ties to the kremlin and their intelligence agency, and participating in that conspiracy could add to additional indictments of individuals, hopefully, as was mentioned, not americans. It strikes me sekulow says i had Bad Information at the time, i had a mistake. I look at my transcript, it says things happen in cases like this. Facts dont change, thats the funny thing. Maybe what you were told develops because the president misled sekulow, lets give sekulow the benefit of the doubt about that, but what does that tell you . Who else could have misled him . Sekulow says in the original
interview with steph aon the part of george stephgeorge, e had to have been the president to tell him that. Algae kills fish, sea turtles, and see birds. Well show you whats causing it. And later you guys are so you dont believe in the First Amendment . I totally believe in the First Amendment. You guys are totally weaponized by the cia. I dont know anybody in the cia except a couple of people ive interviewed over the years. Weaponized, what does it even mean . You Say Something that doesnt even mean anything. Do you think im weaponized by the cia . Maybe not to your knowledge. Thats unfortunate. Supporters of a fringe right
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they had amassed something of an arsenal, they had 30 loaded magazines, four loaded pistols and many rounds of ammunition. A small Travel Trailer they had buried in the ground and covered with plastic. No Running Water or electricity. Also in the compound, three women who have also been held by authorities, although it didnt seem like they were answering many questions. None of the five adults could give any answers to what happened or where this 3yearold could be. Those women have since been released, while the two men are still in it custody. Morton was charged with harboring a fugitive. Wahaj is being booked with no bond because of the georgia warrant out for his arrest for the abduction of his 3yearold. The other children are in the care of child protective services. Its believed the three women are mothers to those children. Again, those children being held. Its one thing when you see
those disturbing photos. Another when you hear the firsthand account from authorities who were there. The county sheriff, ana, saying it was the worst Living Conditions and poverty he had ever seen. And this 3yearold still missing. Thanks for that report. Meanwhile, Las Vegas Police have released the final investigative report on want countrys deadliest shooting in modern times. It seems we may never know why. 500 people were ruthlessly shot on the strip. Here is the sheriff. Weve been able to answer who, what, when, where, and how. What we have not been able to definitively answer is why Stephen Paddock committed this act. The Las Vegas Massacre happened last october, nearly one year ago. The gunman opened fire on a crowded Music Concert from his
room in the mandalay bay hotel. Police say the shooter used something called a bump stock to make them fire like an automatic weapon. Since the shooting, still no changes to federal gun laws involving the legality of bump stocks. Dont wait. That is the message from hawaiian officials as a dangerous hurricane targets the island chain, this as a volcano is still pouring lava into neighborhoods. How this potential Collision Course could exhibit People Living there, next. First, cnns alison kosik. Trade tensions could rattle the stock market this week. Investors have bracing for another round of u. S. Tariffs on 16 billion worth of chinese goods. That action could come in the days ahead. The chinese have vowed to retaliate. Last week they ramped up the threat, announcing plans to impose tariffs on 60 billion of u. S. Imports. On the economic front, investors
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hurricane. Tropical stormforce winds are going to move near the big island on tuesday. Right now it looks as if it should stay 100 miles south of the islands. There could be a problem with toxins blowing across. We know the waves will get kind of high with this. Were talking 20, 25foot waves. Really a good storm for surfers but it does make you wonder, if it gets closer, could the wind blow embers, could there be ash flows . I think im be safe with this, thank goodness. Weve had 14 storms come near the hawaiian islands, only four of them have hit, two hurricanes and two tropical storms. It does bear watching as it gets closer. Well have that in the forecast the days ahead. I hear wednesday is the big day at this point that it could impact hawaii. We also have word about a deadly
earthquake in indonesia. The second major quake in a week. The first one, heres a picture of it, a 6. 4 magnitude quake, it took 17 lives. This one is a little different, much stronger, 6. 9 but it happened at night. At 7 46 p. M. , when families were at home, in their homes together. The death toll now is at 82 and most likely the problem is some of those structures couldnt handle the fractures on the stress cracks that they received. So with the secondary quake, thats why most of the fatalities were from falling debris. These are from bali, the quiet sister island. In 2012 they put a runway in in and their tourism exploded. Last week they had to rescue 600 hikers from the volcano at the top. Both of these occurred right next to each other, and massive aftershocks continue, ana. Death toll at 82. Power is out in some of these areas. This is a larger one so this is considered the big quake, the
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dakota, hes hanging out with bikers, asking for their views, including politics, the president and more. What have you found . Reporter its a fascinating glimpse at trumps america. There are some dissenting voices but theyre drowned out by the rumble of these bikes and the passion for the president. Take a look. They rumble in from all points on the compass. From all week each summer, this little town of 7,000 explodes to half a million. But this is one city that looks nothing like the rest of america. You can go hours without seeing a person of enclose are. And sturgess, a minority is a white guy on a foreign bike. There are no debates over gun control here or the ethics of the me too movement. And there is no doubt who is the leader of this pack. Are you a fan of the president . Of course, hes doing a lot better than obama did. Reporter this ghost rider
reveals himself as john sands, a postal worker who rides up from kentucky each year. He sees proof of trumps brilliance in the booming economy. What theyll tell you is, you know, its the trump bump, the economy is so good, people are feeling so good. Reporter rod woodruff is the owner of the buffalo chip, a disneyland for bikers. He says his bike verrs have an average engine of 95,000 a year. Lots of people own multiple motorcycles. We have food, pizza, anything you want at the free access. Reporter do you have your own jail . No. We dont need one. Reporter violence and arrests are incredibly rare for a crowd of this size. One reason is that most folks share the same values. And those that dont keep it to themselves. I see here a microcosm for the whole country. And i get the feeling sometimes that people that dont
believe in Whats Going On is right have become very quiet. I think theres a lot of hypocrisy going on in the country because i just feel like everybody wants freedom and they want rights but god forbid somebody disagree with you, youll get your head bitten off. Reporter is this the ultimate loyalty test for his base . Do these folks pledge allegiance to the president or harleydavidson . Im going to have go with whats going to make america better. If harley wants to choose to go somewhere else, ill choose a different bike. I love the man, hes doing a wonderful job. Reporter despite the president s disdain for my profession, they couldnt have been nicer. Do i strike you as an enemy of
the people . Not at all, were glad to have you here. Reporter but its obvious no amount of earnest reporting will change their minds. If you look at mueller and the russia investigation, theres a lot of red flags and dark clouds. I wonder if they pick on him because he was on the outside. How come the clintons could do things and no one else can . Im old enough to remember when the base loved harleydavidson and hated russia and it seems like its flipped a little bit. I dont think theres any reason for him to call them out or try to be friendly with everyone. If they dont want to be friends, its a whole nother story. Even vladimir putin, a dictator, a murderer . He met with kim jongun as well. Reporter back downtown, our presence sparks a debate from fox news fans from texas and bonnie from nebraska. They dont know what theyre
talking about. I watch both. I go either way. Reporter which proves we now live in a media age where people can choose their own facts. I have a friend who is very much fox, and i go, hmm, yep, i agree with you, no problem. Everybody has their own opinion. Its like assholes, everybody has one. Reporter as long as we dont start shooting at each other, right . Thats right. Reporter then the heckling is interrupted by a hero falling from the sky. Sergeant dana bowman who lost both legs in a midair collision. He lands with old glory and just for a moment, it feels like we are all in this together. Hey, bill, at least youre sparking conversation. Youre creating an opportunity for different opinions to get out there. I mean, i couldnt help but notice the cnn facts first shirt
you were wearing when youre amongst all these people. Was that supposed to be like an icebreaker . Or did you have people saying, hey, can i get one of those shirts . Reporter i did. We had some of that. But no, a biker rally is really about flying your colors. Whether you ride an indian or a harley. I was proud to represent the mothership, as it were, especially in this age. And yes, i did want to kind of test the perceptions. And the first guy who rented me my harley came up and said, are you from cnn . He said, tell don lemon and Anderson Cooper i think theyre national hero. But i caught it from the other side too. Its part of the polarized nature of Whats Going On here. These folks love every tweet that come from the president , the ones that send his Fact Checkers into a froth. They eat it up. When you see the fervent supporters in the president ial approval rating, a lot of them are riding around here. When you talk about the tweet, i cant help but think about lebron james and that tweet this weekend and the racial divide and the way the president has played to his base on these culture war issues. Did that come up in discussion . Reporter not really. And i want to make it clear that, you know, this place is south dakota is 85 caucasian. Most of the riders come from states where the diversity is about the same there as well. And it may not be by design. I would like to think that all these bikers would be as warm and gracious to a reporter of color. I firmly believe that. But we are separated, both geographically, so easily. And when you dont rub up against those ethnic groups that the president likes to demonize, and find the humanity in them and connect with them and say, wait a minute, thats not right when it comes to africanamericans or mexicans, it makes it that much easier for the country to go tribal. Bill weir, thank you. Were back in a moment. Real, but how do i know if im getting a good deal . I tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if im getting a great price. This is how car buying was always meant to be. This is truecar. Electronic Dance Music my gums are irritated. I dont have to worry about that, do i . Actually, you do. Harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. Crest gum detoxify works below the gum line to neutralize harmful Plaque Bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. And, now theres new crest gum enamel repair. It gives you clinically proven healthier gums and helps repair and strengthen weakened enamel. Gum detoxify and gum enamel repair, from crest. Gums are good, so is my checkup crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. Strong chemotherapy. Do not take neulasta if youre allergic to it or Neupogen Filgrastim . An incomplete dose could increase infection risk. Ruptured spleen, sometimes fatal as well as serious Lung Problems allergic reactions, Kidney Injuries and Capillary Leak Syndrome have occurred. Report abdominal or shoulder tip pain, Trouble Breathing or allergic reactions to your doctor right away. In patients with sickle cell disorders, serious, sometimes fatal crises can occur. The most common side effect is bone and muscle ache. Ask your doctor about neulasta onpro. Pay no more than 25 per dose with copay card. Program ended in 2007. They are seasoned veterans of space. They will fly in capsules developed by spacex and boeing. Nasa ended the Shuttle Program seven years ago after 135 missions. Since it ended, nasa has paid russia about 70 million per set to carry astronauts to and from the International Space station. If President Trump gets his way, another mandate put forth by his predecessor will come to a screeching halt. Hes taking him at Fuel Standards and a push by the Previous Administration to make cars and trucks more efficient. Cnns tom foreman breaks it down for us. Reporter ana, the Obama Administration and u. S. Automakers are driving toward a target. By 2025, they wanted the average for light trucks and cars to be around 55 miles per gallon. The Trump Administration says lets stop at the 2021 average. This fulfills a trump promise to cut back on Government Regulation which many businesses consider expensive and onerous. But its more than this. The Trump Administration wants to keep states from enacting their own auto emissions. The automakers want one standard for the whole country. Some lawsuits will be filed around the country. Theres a lot of pressure in some of those states from citizens and certainly from conservation and environmental
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