Robert muellers hands. Before the helsinki summit, the president s team was riding a wave of declining support. Now this may have emboldened mueller. This is happening as the state leaders are defending plans for another summit, the time in washington. Sarah westwood is live near the president s golf club. Sarah, good morning to you. The white house is now having to defend this decision to have a second meeting in a few months. Thats right, victor, this is coming as President Trumps legal team is worried that any advantage they had gained was erased by President Trumps widely criticized performance alongside president putin. In the court of public penalties, trumps team turned the tide in his fave. Polls show a recent inspector report raised questions of select bias, sources them our colleagues, dana bash and Gloria Borger that trumps attorneys now fear that trumps demptial treatment of putin and the indictment of 12 russian Intelligence Officers accused of conducting Cyber Attacks on
Calling russian interference a hoax and a special counsel investigation a witch hunt. Abby phillip joins us from the white house. This morning, calling it all a hoax and a witch hunt. Is the president telling us how he really feels about all of this, script aside . Reporter it seems that he certainly is. The president often reverts back to this position of calling it a hoax. The white house is saying that he meant to say that the meddling investigation, the collusion investigation was a hoax, not the russian interference itself. The president himself made it clear, he was talking about the russian interference in the election in 2016. The president is spending the morning dealing with the fallout from a tweet that he sent last night, all caps, threat aimed at iran. The question everyone is asking this morning is why. Why now . Why is the president seeming to threaten iran with military action, he says the consequences will be the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered
Had established a good rapport with him. Im grateful i was able to find a way out. When the wider field of the boat, i could no longer see. I couldnt feel anybody. I couldnt see. I just remember, i got to get out, i got to get out. Lord, if i cant make it, no use keeping me here i have president putin, he just said its not russia. I will say this. I dont see any reason why it would be. The great mystery is why the president has not spoken up for our country. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning to you. We start this morning with a hostage standoff in los angeles. Police say a threehour standoff ended with one woman dead and a suspect in custody. More than 40 people were inside that trader joes when the suspect crashed his car outside and then ran into the store. Several of those hostages were able to escape while the suspect was on the phone with police. We want to go to cnn correspondent Paul Vercammen who is live in los angeles. What
Headquarters. And we begin here in washington. After an incredibly busy week that has wrapped up, im leland vittert. Elizabeth im elizabeth prann. Thank you so much for joining us today. President trump firework back at reports that his former Attorney Michael Cohen recorded a conversation about making payments to a former playboy model. More from bedford, new jersey where the president is saying this weekend. The president has issued several tweets for the last 24 hours. The one that caught everyones eye has to do with the conversation recorded by his former Attorney Michael Cohen. Now, this happened two months before the president ial election in 2016. The recorded conversation is. Here is what he tweeted. We want to show it to you here. Inconceivable that the government would break into a Lawyers Office early in the morning. Almost unheard of. Even more inconceivable, a lawyer would tape a client, totally unheard of and perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite president
Just said its not russia. I will say this. I dont see any reason why it would be. The great mystery is why the president has not spoken up for our country. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning to you. Always glad to have you with us. We want to tell you about this woman who is dead and a suspect who is in custody after a hostage standoff in los angeles. Police say the standoff lasted for three hours with more than 40 people inside the store. Now some of the hostages were able to get out while the suspect was on the phone with police. Lets go now to cnn correspondent paul who is live in los angeles. What more do we know, paul . Reporter high anxiety. I was here in silver lake during the standoff. You can look behind me and see where the suspects vehicle crashed into a utility pole in front of trader joes and imagine the pins and needles as he took 400 people hostage inside. Tense moments in los angeles at a trader joes Grocery Store in a