A morning newscast featuring breaking news and weather reports. I wouldnt bring him anything thats unsubstantiated before i knew what it was actually about myself. Last year, cohen testified before two congressional committees regarding Russian Election interference, but a source familiar with cohens testimony tells cnn he did not testify that trump had any advanced knowledge of the trump tower meeting. Now the president s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is attacking cohens credibility. The man is a liar, a proven liar. Theres no way youre going to bring down the president of the United States on the testimony, uncorroborated, of a proven liar. I guarantee you, this guy is a proven liar. Reporter when just a few weeks ago, giuliani seemed to have plenty of faith in cohens truthfulness. If he believes this is in his best interests to cooperate, god bless him. He should cooperate. I do not expect that Michael Cohen is go to lie. Hes going to tell the truth as best he can, given his recollection, and if he does that, were homefree. Reporter sources say cohen doesnt necessarily have
corroborating evidence, no tapes for instance, so it may be his word against the president s. Back to you. All righty. Thank you so much, sara. The president has no Public Events on his schedule this weekend. Hes staying at his golf resort in bedminster, new jersey. Sarah westwood is nearby in berkeley heights, new jersey. What are you hearing . Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. President trump is settling in for another weekend here in bedminster amid those Unanswered Questions surrounding how much he knew about that nowinfamous meeting in trump tower between donald trump jr. , his son, and a russian. Trump departed the white house yesterday without taking questions about claims from his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, that he knew in advance of that meeting, something trump denied in a tweet early friday morning. Now, facing this renewed scrutiny of his campaigns ties to russia, trump has been struggling to change the conversation, making remarks yesterday in the rose garden about the economy and firing off a series of tweets about democrats, their positions on immigration, the senates
inability to confirm some of his nominees. And of course, this is all happening against the backdrop of an otherwise successful week for the president , relatively speaking, who Made Progress In Trade Talks with the European Union and was able to tout strong gdp growth from the Second Quarter of this year. Those numbers were released on friday. But russia continues to distract from the president s economic agenda. And if that wasnt distraction enough, washington was set ablaze on friday by perhaps the coincidence of the year. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and donald trump jr. Seen waiting at the same airport gate at Ronald Reagan International Airport in a photo obtained by politico. Now despite the Social Media Frenzy over the picture, a spokesman for mueller says the two did not interact. All right. Sarah westwood, good to see you this morning. Thank you. Joining us now to discuss this, daniel lippman, reporter and coauthor of the political handbook, and joy jackson, cnn legal analyst and criminal
saying, you know, he is an honorable lawyer who will cooperate, if he wants to, and then when he starts to cooperate, you tear him down, that is just a 180 that is hard to explain. And so, it seems like Rudy Giuliani did not think through the ramifications of doing that. And we should also remember that donald trump jr. Made a call right before the meeting and right after that trump tower russia meeting, to a blocked and unknown number, and we know from other reporting that the residence at trump tower where trump lives uses a blocked phone number, and trump was in trump tower that day. He was not campaigning. And so, you would expect that someone like donald trump jr. , who said in an email, if you have dirt on russia, i love it. The circumstantial evidence is
building up a little bit. Joey, let me ask you, what is Michael Cohen up to . Is he trying to get a pardon from the president , in other words, give a glimpse of some of what he can reveal, or is he trying to make his case with mueller about why he would be a good witness and maybe have a reduced sentence, if it came to that . Its a great question in terms of the Strategic Point of view. I dont buy into the fact that hes looking for a pardon at this point. I think that the ship has sailed in terms of that in his mind. I think that theres a very public divorce going on as it relates to Michael Cohen, who would take a bullet for the president , who seems to be firing a lot of bullets at the president at this point. So, i think the angle, as he mentioned in his interview, is hey, its about my family, its about my country. I have information. Its going to clearly, the president doesnt have my back. Im thinking hes saying that in his mind so i have to go fend for my family and state that i
have information for myself. I have knowledge that could be useful for prosecutors. Im going to cut the best deal possible i can, and if that means cooperation with the prosecutors to get that deal, thats exactly what im going to do. President be darned. Thats my point of view. Daniel, youve got the last 30 seconds. This was otherwise a pretty good week for the president , certainly economically, it ended well on friday, and yet, this dark cloud is hanging over his head, and that dark cloud is cohen and the investigation. I feel like thats every week in washington where there is some progress on domestic issues and then the russia bear just continues. And i think we should, in terms of your earlier question to joey, i think cohen is waiting to see what exact charges he gets, potential charges, and then he will have a way to negotiate that cooperate deal. I dont think they presented him a bill of charges yet. So you dont think hes gone one way or another yet . I think theyre sifting
through all the evidence that, you know, the million pages of documents. So, they havent concluded, i think, exactly what he is liable for. All right. Daniel lippman hes ascribing to the philosophy of each person for himself and god for us all. Thats my point of view. Joey, thanks for the philosophy. Daniel lippman as well, thank you both for joining us. Thank you. Thanks. There is a family in Northern California this morning calling hospitals and shelters looking for two children and their great grandmother who have been missing since their home was destroyed by a wildfire. The challenges ahead for the firefighters working to gain the upper hand on getting control of this fire and finding those people. Plus, as we were just talking about there, the economy had a real strong increase. Is it going to last, and whats behind it . Dont text and drive isnt that what all police tell us . Look what happened when an officer in missouri didnt follow his own rules. We compare rates to help you get the price and coverage thats right for you. Thats amazing the only thing that would make this better is if my mom were here. What . an unexpected ending i knew at that exact moment. Im beating this. My main focus was to find a team of doctors. Its not just picking a surgeon, its picking the care team and feeling secure in where you are. Visit cancercenter. Com breast lean on me, when youre not strong and ill be your friend ill help you carry on lean on me. Two Young Children and their great grandmother are missing as fire crews battle a rapidly expanding wildfire in Northern California. The carr fire were talking about in Shasta County has devoured nearly 50,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses thus far. Two firefighters died trying to stop the flames from spreading, but this morning, the fires only 5 contained. Cnns paul bacaman is joining us live. I look at whats behind you, paul, and its so striking when you think about the families that have to come back and see what used to be their home. You talked to the family that owns what is behind you. What did you learn . Reporter well, christi, martin, as you can see over my shoulder the remnants of a house. This fire, the carr fire, tore through west redding, this neighborhood of stately homes, and it reduced many of them to rubble. As you pointed out earlier, 500
homes destroyed, another 75 homes damaged in the carr fire. And what theyre trying to do is prevent more of this from happening. This morning we understand now off in the distance to the west, the small town of igo has been evacuated, and thats because firefighters dont want to risk another scene like this. Now, as for this family, we talked to the son who had grown up here, a young man. He was thrilled that his parents got out alive. He also is searching around for the family cat. There seems to be one thing green left on this property, and thats a bush back there, and they were thrilled when they found the cat inside. But also some soulcrushing moments. Can you imagine coming back to your childhood home and seeing whats left of it, knowing that some of the memories, mementos and all of that are gone . With a fire that moves fast like this, its not like a hurricane where there might be a threeday buildup and someones fairly certain that its going to hit
says that he proves the economy is doing great. Were talking about the new numbers that have come out, the gdp. But economists say, hold on a second, not so fast, theres more to it, and well tell you what that is, coming up next. Also, President Trumps trade war with china is really hitting farmers. Were going to tell you how farmers in iowa are reacting. vo why are subaru outback
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report, and his predecessors have hit even higher marks. Under president obama, for example, the economy hit 5 growth in a quarter. For president s bush and clinton, there were quarterly growth rates of 6 and 7 . The big question right now can the u. S. Generate a relatively high number for the year . The president said on friday he thinks 4 is sustainable. And if hes right and the strong Growth Continues through the remainder of the year, then it could mark a high point for the trump administration. But right now, economists are predicting Slower Growth for the second half of the year, in part because of some onetime factors that boosted growth in the Second Quarter, like a boom in exports, which surged 9 , some of that driven by orders for things such as soybeans before the tariffs took effect. That will likely cool off next quarter. Business investment was also a bright spot. Many executives i talked to are feeling good right now because of tax cuts and reduced
regulation, but concerns over trade and geopolitics could threaten that optimism. Consumer spending and Government Spending increased as well. Bottom line, these numbers are robust and will certainly be a Talking Point for republicans heading into midterms, but its not a guarantee the rest of the year will be as strong, especially with the ongoing trade negotiations. Martin, christi . All right. Laid it out very well for us. Thank you. President trump is offering farmers a 12 billion package in the form of farm aid to try to help them out of the trade war with china as it impacts their business. But farmers in iowa apparently have some mixed feelings about it. Cnns scott mclean spoke to some of them. Scott . Reporter the president was in iowa this week to promote a white House Workforce Development initiative, but perhaps those listening most intently were farmers, because President Trump is leading a new trade war against china thats putting American Farmers on the front line, whether they like it or not. Iowa is known for its field of dreams, but these days it isnt here. Corn and Soybean Prices have been stubbornly low for years, and now it seems washington has made things worse. President trumps hardline approach has sparked an escalating trade war with china, prompting a 25 tariff on american soybeans, which sent prices to a tenyear low. This is just an openended conflict, and who knows where its going to end. Reporter iowans overwhelmingly voted for President Trump, but clark porter, whose family has farmed here for over a century, wasnt one of them. You saw this coming from a mile away. Yeah. Reporter this week, the white house announced a 12 billion assistance plan to help farmers like porter. How does it feel, though, to be essentially taking Government Assistance . Its absolutely it was absolutely unnecessary. I dont think that we should
have even gotten into this position. Reporter hes not alone. The president of the Iowa Farmers Union called trumps approach extremely reckless, and kim reynolds, the republican governor up for reelection, warned that nobody wins in a trade war. This week, she politely pushed the president to make a deal, and fast. We need to get things done sooner rather than later, so that was my message. Reporter things are getting done, but with europe. After a brief trade spat, trump touted his deal to make a deal on free trade with the bloc. But we just opened up europe for you farmers. Youre not going to be too angry with trump, i can tell you, because reporter a deal with europe is far from finished. Neither is the trade war with china. But for all of the president S Trade War Skeptics in iowa, he still has plenty of believers, like david danker and his son, hunter, who farm corn and soybeans. I think this should have been done a long time ago. It will hurt for short term, but in the long run, i think it will work out better for everybody. Reporter how do you think this ends . China gets hungry and calls
the u. S. And wants to, hopefully, get some more soybeans. Reporter can you envision a scenario where america doesnt win . I think us not winning would be probably us going back to the way it was before the tariffs and the trade war. Reporter the good news is that many iowa farmers say theyre expecting a Pretty Healthy harvest this year but with higher Production Volume usually also comes lower prices. That 12 billion federal aid package, it will help in the short term, but farmers may need even more cash if this Trade Battle Doesnt End soon. Martin, christi. All righty. Scott, thank you so much. So, listen, prosecutors are releasing their list of potential witnesses in the Paul Manafort trial, set to begin next week. Well talk about whos on the list and what we can expect from whats coming this week. Plus, cbs is investigating reports that chief executive les moonves sexually harassed several women. Details behind the allegations, coming up. [music playing] vo from the beginning,
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and abided by the principle that no means no, and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyones career. Cbs trying to cast even more doubt on the story, saying cbs is very mindful of all workplace issues and takes each report of misconduct very seriously. We do not believe, however, that the picture of our Company Created in The New Yorker represents a Larger Organization that does its best to treat its tens of thousands of employees with dignity and respect. Now, the cbs board of directors, even before this story came out and were aware of the allegations said that they would be looking into the charges, they would take every allegation seriously, and that they would come back and respond once they had had a chance to review all of the details. That is a response we will likely not get until next week. Meanwhile, moonves own wife, julie chen, is standing by him, calling him a good man, a caring father, and an inspiring
corporate leader. Guys, back to you. Dylan, thank you so much. Now, the situation at cbs is a bit different from some of the other highprofile scandals weve talked about, because as dylan pointed out, moonves wife, julie chen, works for the network, is the host of two popular shows. Cnn legal analyst and Criminal Defense Attorney joey jackson with us now. Joey, good to see you this morning. First of all, in this climate of me too, can cbs survive if they keep moonves . Good morning to you, christi. Good morning. The answer is it always depends, right . Because any legal case turns upon its facts, and the reality is going to be a few things. Number one, youre going to look for the details, and there are some allegations which are pretty detailed concerning what, if anything, that hes done in his past. Details are important because it goes to the clarity of the issue and exactly what hes alleged to have done. After you get through the details in the investigation,
you look for corroboration, right . Whats the support out there with regard to these allegations and when it happened and who else knows about them. And so, thats going to be very important. And then thereafter, you look to the motivation, so, if any of the witnesses who are coming forward against them to determine what their credibility is. And so, at the end of the day, christi, i think when this investigation is done by the board, in the event that these allegations are credible, that theyre corroborated, you know, theres a good chance that he may have to move on. But we have to wait and see what it turns up. The other thing, very briefly, christi, is that look, were living in, as you mentioned, a day in age of me too, and the network has to make a political calculation, really, for people and viewers of whether its worth sticking with him based on what hes done or whether its worth parting ways just on the Public Relations issue involved in the allegations themselves. Very good point to make. All right, lets switch gears here, joey, because the Paul Manafort trial is beginning on monday. We know that prosecutors released 35 potential witness names, and on that witness list,
one stood out rick gates. Rick gates. Manaforts former business party, and deputy, by the way, on the trump campaign. What struck you about this list, first of all, and specifically what kind of a risk might rick gates be, not just to manafort, but to President Trump possibly . Sure. You know, big picture, christi, these federal cases are very difficult to overcome. You face multiple counts. In this instance, in virginia, hes facing 18 counts. In d. C. , thereafter, seven counts. Why are they significant . Because all you need is one, right . So we can talk about the witness list as a whole with 35 people. We can talk about rick gates. And right there, is the jury going to disbelieve everything, and hell, you know if the jury says, you know what, youre not guilty of 17 things, but you did one thing, youve got a big problem. So, when you look at rick gates, rick gates is a person who can tell you, you know what, what was done, when it was done, and how it was done. And so, right there i think you have problems. And then you add to that other witnesses on the list that are talking about his dealings in
ukraine, about how they dealt with banks, about people that he purchased goods from and the luxury lifestyle he led and taxes that were not reported and jurists will start to think, hmm, its a really nice way to live, i dont live that way, problems in paradise, guilty. So, i think he faces many problems. Certainly innocent until proven guilty. We live in a system of due process. A jury will make those conclusions. But as a person who tries federal cases, theyre very difficult to overcome based upon Documentary Evidence and strength of witnesses. Okay. Real quickly, is there any you mentioned the d. C. Case is there any chance that what happens in this case could somehow circle back and affect the d. C. Case . You know, each case stands alone. Okay. And each case stands on its own merits. And as a result of that, the merits of d. C. Will be heard when its heard. Virginia, well get to next week. But if theres a conviction as it relates to virginia, d. C. Is simply a formality. All right. Joey jackson, appreciate your expertise. Thank you. Thank you, christi. How about good news . Scientists say they are cautiously optimistic, but they may have found a drug to slow down alzheimers. And look at this video. A car crashed into a bicyclist because the driver was texting. Notice anything about this case, though . The driver was a police officer. Were going to show you more of this. Stay close. Chicken . chicken. Chicken thats right, candace new Chicken Creations from starkist. Buffalo Style Chicken in a pouch bold choice, charlie just tear, eat. Mmmmm. And go try all of my Chicken Creations chicken only remfresh uses keep 1 in ionpowered melatonin to deliver up to 7 hours of sleep support. Number 1 sleep doctor recommended remfresh your nightly sleep companion. Available in the Natural Sleep section at walmart. And if that pain could mean something worse. Joint pain could mean joint damage. Enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. Serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, Nervous System and Blood Disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. Tell your doctor if youve been someplace where fungal infections are common. Or if youre prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for Heart Failure or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding or paleness. Dont start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. Since enbrel, my moms back to being my mom. Visit enbrel. Com. And use the joint Damage Simulator to see how joint damage could progress. Ask about enbrel. Enbrel. Fda approved for over 18 years. Gopro he had on his helmet. Fortunately, he was not hurt, but here is the exchange right after the accident. I wasnt texting, i was looking at my phone. Either way. Yeah, i know, it was my bad. Why are you doing that in a turn . I wasnt paying attention. So, the officers been suspended until the investigations complete, but you know, saying right there. Some splaining to do. Meanwhile, a new drug could help slow the effects of alzheimers. It is still very much in the early phases, but experts are excited, nonetheless. Yeah, its called ban 2408, and its in early trials. It reduced the number of clusters on a patients brain by 70 in these trials sounds good. Our chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta, gives us a look here. Christi and martin, look, were talking about something that some will refer to as the holy grail when it comes to the world of neuroscience, when it comes to the world of new drug development. But i just want to say at the
outset, this is a very early sort of development now with this new medication, ban 2401. This is a phase 2 trial. There are still many more steps before this could ever come to market, but here is what got everyone so excited. Take a look at the list here. They found that this medication could reduce the amount of plaque in the brain by 70 . Its those plaques that people believe are associated with alzheimers disease. It could also prevent new plaques from forming. And then the bottom point there, i think perhaps the most important, reduce the sort of rate of cognitive decline by 30 . So you know, as compared to a sugar pill or placebo. Again, this is early. This was in patients who received the highest dose of this medication, about 161 patients. They were followed over 18 months. And these are the sorts of results that they saw. Part of the reason this is so exciting, i think, even though its early, is because we have not had good track record when it comes to developing alzheimers drugs. Theres been some 400 trials. Most of them have failed. Theres only been three new medications approved over the last 14 years, and none of them really are anything near a cure. They may halt the progression of alzheimers for a period of time, and thats it. If this pans out in phase 3 trials, which can still take several years, this could be a big development. Weve got some 5 Million People in the country with alzheimers. The numbers expected to triple over the next 30 years, so a lot of people paying attention to this. Christi, martin . All right. Hey, sanjay, thank you so much. Listen, she was kidnapped as an infant, but get this, 36 years later, cnn is there as this woman is reunited with her biological mother. You do not want to miss this one. This is not a bed. Its a hightech revolution in sleep. The new sleep number 360 smart bed. It intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both comfortable. And snoring . How smart is that . Smarter sleep. To help you lose your dad bod, train for that marathon, and wake up with the patience of a saint. The new sleep number 360 smart bed, from 999. Smarter sleep will change your life. Called children of silence, these babies that were stolen from their parents in chile during a dictatorship in the 70s and 80s, and then they were sold to Adoption Agencies in the u. S. And now these babies are, of course, all grown up, and theyre looking for the families who say they never wanted to give them up. Cnns rafael romo followed one woman as she went back to meet her biological parents for the very first time in this exclusive report. Reporter there were no words. Only tears of joy. Its the hug that sylvia wishes she could have given her daughter 36 years ago. Ive been waiting my whole life to find my mother. Reporter Elisa Clair Cohen grew up in the United States with her adoptive parents. Cohen says they were always forthcoming about her adoption and the country she came from. In the story that i was told
was that my family had essentially never meant to keep me. Reporter but she says she always wondered if she had truly been abandoned as her Adoption Documents state. She contacted chilean authorities in february to ask for help in finding her biological parents. She got the answer she was hoping for. Her biological parents were still alive and very eager to meet her. Her biological mother says she never intended to give her up for adoption. No, no, no, no, no. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter cordova says she had a very difficult labor and nearly died. During that time, she, her husband, and other members of the family asked employees at
the staterun hospital about their daughter, but they never saw her again. Chile was living under the Military Dictatorship of agusto pinoch pinochet, and her and her family feared asking too many questions would put them in danger. With the politics at the time and adoption not being regulated until years after i was adopted, and even looking at the Social Worker who processed my adoption, there are a lot of things, elements of it that were just incomplete and inconsistent with what i was told. Reporter chilean government officials today say there were so many questionable adoptions back then that authorities now have a name for babies like alisa. Theyre called children of silence. Theyre babies who were taken away from their biological parents in the 70s and 80s, in
many cases without their consent or knowledge, and given to adoptive parents. Those children are now in Their 30s And 40s and are asking questions about their origins and about a secret that was kept from them for four decades. Cnn has documented several cases of adoptions like these, including that of travis tolliv tolliver, who was also raised by american adoptive parents and didnt meet his biological mother until he was 41 years old. I was wanted. I wasnt given up willingly like i thought for all these years. So, that makes my heart feel wonderful. Reporter in 2015, chilean authorities named a Special Prosecutor to begin investigating a list of these socalled irregular adoptions, a list that is reported to include nearly 600 families. There is an organization that helps families find each other and theres an even larger list. We have 3,000 people that are looking for them. These are adoptive people and parents are looking for these babies that were stolen from them. Reporter she says during those decades, there were entire mafias stealing babies from impoverished families to profit from their sale while the pi pinochet government looked the other way or ignored victims. Whos responsible for this . Doctors, midwives and social assistants that were looking for poor people to steal their kids, because we need to understand that these kids were sold. This is not for good this wasnt for a good thing. They were a Mafia Selling Babies to the outside chile. Reporter there will always be Unanswered Questions. The hospital where Alisa Clair Cohen was born no longer exists, and the same goes for the adoption agency. For now, it doesnt matter
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