Camera. Also developing this tuesday night, authorities before the cameras just a short time ago. The body of the missing College StudentMollie Tibbetts has now been found. Authorities have just revealed the suspect is an undocumented immigrant. The powerful storm system moving east tonight. Severe thunderstorms, dangerous winds. From virginia and d. C. , up through the northeast, and the major hurricane were tracking. And the stunning moment in court today involving the father and husband charged with killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters, as his slain wifes father breaks down. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a very busy tuesday night. We begin with the breaking news tonight. Two bombshell headlines involving two men who worked very closely with the president. A guilty plea for one, and a guilty verdict for the other. On the left, President Trumps former campaign chairman, paul manafort, found guilty on eight
counts against him. Jurors couldnt reach consensus on the other ten. And Michael Cohen, Pleading Guilty in another courtroom to eight charges, surrendering to the fbi in new york city. The man who once said he would take a bullet for the president. Pleading guilty to the charges, including Campaign Finance violations meant to silence two women. Cohen acknowledging he was working in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. So, what does this mean for President Trump . We begin with the drama involving the lawyer and fixer at the president s side for years. Tom llamas, leading us off. Reporter he was the president s loyal lieutenant and longtime fixer. The personal lawyer who once said hed take a bullet for donald trump. L Hewa Out Federal Court after Pleading Guilty to illegally paying hush money to silence two
women who claimed to have had sexual relationships with the president. Michael, whats your message to the president . Reporter cohen today telling the judge he was working in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. Mr. Cohen pled guilty to two Campaign Finance charges. One for causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and the second one, for a personal making an excessive personal contribution, both for the purpose of influencing the 2016 election. Reporter just 11 days before the election, cohen paid off porn star Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had a one night affair with trump. The president initially said he knew nothing about it. Did you know about the 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels . No, no. What else . Why did Michael Cohen make it if there was no truth to her allegations . You have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney and youll have to ask michael. Reporter but months later, a different story from the president s new attorney, rudy giuliani. That money was not campaign money. Sorry, im giving you a fact now that you dont know. Its not campaign money. No Campaign Finance violation. So they funneled it through the law firm . They funneled through a law firm and the president repaid it. Oh, i didnt know that he did. Yup. Reporter prosecutors say cohen was reimbursed by the trump organization. Mr. Cohen sought reimbursement for that money by submitting invoices to the Candidates Company which were untrue and false. It was simply a means to obtain reimbursement for the Unlawful Campaign contribution. Reporter cohen also involved in the payoff to karen mcdougal, a former playboy playmate who claimed she had a oneyearlong affair with trump. Just before the election, mcdougal sold her story to the publisher of the national enquirer. They bought it and buried it. A practice known as catch and kill. The president denied knowing about that payment, too, but
cohen secretly recorded a 2016 conversation where the two men seemed to discuss buying the rights to mcdougals story from the enquirer publisher. When it comes time for the financing, which will be what financing . Well have to pay cash . No, no, no, no, no. I got no, no, no. Check. Reporter cohen worked for President Trump for more than a decade. I will do anything to protect mr. Trump. Im obviously very loyal and very dedicated to mr. Trump. Reporter when his home, office and hotel room were raided by the fbi, the president was outraged. Its a disgrace. Its frankly a real disgrace. Its an attack on our country in a true sense. Its an attack on what we all stand for. Reporter trump said he was confident cohen would not turn on him. But the pressure on cohen only grew. In june, it was clear he was looking to cut a deal, telling our george stephanopoulos, my wife, my daughter, and my son have my first loyalty and always will. I put family and country first. And when cohens Team Released that secretly recorded
conversation with trump, it was war. Hes been lying for years. There is nobody that knows him who has not warned me if hes backed against a wall, hell lie like crazy because hes lied all his life. Reporter tonight, cohen Pleading Guilty to a total of eight felony charges. In addition to the two Campaign Finance counts, theres one count of giving a false statement to a bank and five counts of tax evasion. Tom is live with us tonight from manhattan. One outstanding question that remains, will cohen cooperate with Robert Mueller . We did not get an answer to that today. Reporter that is the big question. The Plea Agreement does not prevent him from cooperating with federal prosecutors. But the agreement does not tell him he has to cooperate. This is the big question, especially at sentencing. Because prosecutors could recommend a reduced sentence if
he is working with them. Including the Special Counsel. Sentencing scheduled for december. And you said Michael Cohen acknowledged in court he was working in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. This was significant. Reporter if there was any doubt in court, the Court Documents say that candidate was donald j. Trump. And in court, cohen said, i participated for the principal purpose of influencing his election. A bold statement. David . Tom, thank you. You heard Michael Cohen acknowledge he was working for a candidate for federal office. That candidate won, and were hearing from trumps lawyers on this. Heres cecilia vega. Good evening. Reporter were hearing from the president as well. He just landed in West Virginia not long ago. Ahead of a Campaign Rally that he will hold there tonight. His first reaction coming in, however, its about paul manafort. Saying he feels badly for paul manafort. Lets get to the reaction coming in from rudy giuliani. In a statement to abc news, saying there is no allegation of
A roundup of the days events. Arguing he used the money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle. Posh homes, fancy suits, an 18,000 python jacket. The trial, the first big test for Special CounselRobert Mueller. And an astonishing fall for paul manafort. Just two years ago, he was running the trump campaign, guiding the candidate through the convention. Theyre going to see a leader with a human side, who cares about people. Reporter trump seemed thrilled. Paul manafort has done an amazing job. Where is paul . Paul manafort. Reporter but soon, manafort was pushed out. Amid a swirl of stories about his work for ukrainian officials with ties to moscow. Last summer, fbi agents raided his apartment, seizing a trove of documents. Ive always found paul to be a very decent man. It was pretty tough stuff. Reporter last week, even as the jury deliberated, President Trump, still rooting for his former campaign chairman. I think its a very sad day for our country. He worked for me for a very short period of time. But he happens to be a very good person. And i think its very sad, what theyve done to paul manafort. Reporter mr. Trump refused to rule out a pardon. And tonight, sounding dismayed about the verdict. It doesnt involve me. But its very sad this happened. It has nothing to do with russian collusion. This started as russian collusion, it has absolutely nothing to do. Its a witch hunt and a disgrace. Pierre with us here. And manafort faces significant time in federal prison, perhaps the rest of his life. Just based on what we witnessed today. And its not over for him. And he faces yet another trial on separate charges from the Special Counsel in just a few weeks . Reporter thats right. He faces another trial in washington, d. C. , beginning september 17th. And on the eight counts he was convicted of today, he faces a maximum of 80 years in prison. Environment, they reached a verdict very methodically. It was a victory for them. Terry, pierre, cecilia, tom, thank you. We move on to the other breaking developments involving the case making National Headlines with news on the missing College Student in iowa. Police revealing theyve found the body of mollie tibbets. She vanished while jogging more than a month ago. Authorities with the suspect in custody at this hour. They say he was in the u. S. Illegally. Alex perez in iowa tonight. Reporter tonight, after a month of searching, an arrest of christian rivera, who investigators say is an undocumented immigrant, for first degree murder. The suspect himself, police say, leading them to the rural area where police say he dumped her remains. She was found in a corn field. There were corn stalks placed over the top of her. Reporter the student was
last spotted going for a run july 18th. According to investigators, rivera followed her and abducted her about ten miles from where she was living in brooklyn. And then she took off running. He chased her down. Reporter this video capturing her smiling just days before her disappearance. Her emotional family pleading for her return. Hang in there. And we miss you, pie. Come home. Reporter it was video captured by a neighbors camera that helped them track the suspect down. The video was critical, ill put it that way. Alex, the Suspect Led Police to the body, but no word on a motive . Reporter thats right. Authorities say the suspect led them to her remains. When i asked the lead investigator about a possible motive, he said they cant
reveal the details just yet. David . Alex, thank you. From one awful case to another, the husband and father of two coming face to face with the family of the wife he allegedly murdered. Her Father Sobbing in court today. As we learned that Christopher Watts is claiming she killed the children, and he killed his wife out of rage because of it. Heres clayton sandell. Reporter chris watts, shackled and subdued, in Court Hearing the charges against him for the first time. Accused of murdering his pregnant wife shanann, who gushed about him on facebook. He was the one for me. And he is amazing. Reporter and the daughters who adored him. The my daddy is a hero. Reporter watts coming face to face with shananns father and brother, comforting each other as a judge read a heartbreaking list of crimes. Celeste watts. A child who had not yet attained 12 years of age, and the defendant was in a position of trust. Reporter police say watts confessed to killing shanann, but then made a staggering claim, that he did it in a fit of rage only after he caught his wife in the middle of strangling celeste and bella. That version, prosecutors and friends believe, is a lie. I know that shanann would never hurt her girls. Never. Her girls were her world. Reporter police also say chris watts was having an affair. Just two months ago, he and his wife were celebrating another child on the way. So pink means . Thats just the test. But pink is going to be girls . I dont know. Thats awesome. Reporter on the day his family went missing, he allegedly told shannan he wanted to separate. Um isnt, t. Weadn l ersation that. But its i just want them back. Reporter but two days after this plea to cameras, police say
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