This is cnn ton im don lemon its just a little past. 1101 on the east coast and live with two developments in major stories. Roy moore calling allegations he sexually assaulted a 14yearold girl completely false and misleading. Also a report that the Trump Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn and his son are alleged to have been offered millions of dollars to forcibly remove a muslim cleric from the United States, a man wanted by turkey. Thats where we begin this hour. I want to bring in cnn contributor john dean a former white House Counsel to president s iks 199np julia kayyem. Former federal prosecutorer and Robert Anderson former assistant director are of counterintelligence for Robert Mueller. Juliette ill start with you. The wall street journal reporting today that Michael Flynn and his son were offered as much as 50 million to forcibly removed turkish as opposition lead frere gulen from the u. S. Where he had been residing and deliver him to turkish custody. What do you
The president mocked the me too movement. Where is the poison in authorities trying find the source of the toxic material before more british citizens collapse. Welcome to the lead. Im erica hill in for jake. The dire rescue. A volunteer helping died while making the fivehour dive out of the caves. After delivering oxygen tanks to the teams location. That reality emphasizing just how dangerous this trek would be for these boys. Some of whom cannot swim. All of have been physically weakened by the ordeal. An official says the boys are not likely to be rescued in the coming hours because of that danger. This is the oxygen levels in the cramped, pitch black cave are dropping. Cnns matt rivers following this story on the ground for us in thailand. Tom foreman is in the virtual studio. Matt, do we know if any of the parents have been able to have contact with their children . Reporter thats been a priority right from the beginning, trying to get telephone lines, communication lines into the
Witt at msnbc headquarters. Its high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. In the west. Heres whats happening right now. Setting the record straight or sending a message. Rudy giuliani clarifies who could be pardoned after the Russian Investigation ends and Paul Manafort spends his first full day behind bars. Children separated from brothers, sisters, mothers. The action thats been used as a bargaining chip in washington. These are things that should be more nationwide. This is not our america. And honestly, its heartbreaking. I know, i had a tough time not crying. I cant believe were doing this. Truth and consequences, a loyal republican speaking out about the danger of accepting false hoolds said by the president. But we begin with the president s new comments of Rudy Giuliani trying to clarify the remarks after discussing that it could be cleaned up with president ial pardons. Then, why did you suggest it . I didnt suggest it. What i said was, after the investigation is over, then it ha
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Leaders since the partial shutdown began 12 days ago. Its not being billed as a negotiation, though, or even a meeting. Its actually a dhs briefing that Top Democrats and republicans have been invited to. So whats really going on here . Ive got a great team to help me break it all down, but first let me give you some of the details about what exactly is happening. Its later this afternoon when eight congressional leaders are expected to head to the white house for that briefing from senior officials at the department of Homeland Security. Among them, Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell, and of course incoming House Speaker nancy pelosi, who is the key dealmaker on the democratic side. It will almost certainly be the last chance for key leaders to negotiate before democrats officially retake the house, and 63 new democrats take their seats tomorrow. So with that in mind, the president tweeted tuesday that he might be open to a deal to end the shutdown, suggesting pelosi should be wil