reporter: the news of ashley s death spread quickly, the morning after the party. i didn t understand what was happening and why because everything was fine that night. as much confusing as anything. very confusing. she was happy. she didn t seem suicidal. reporter: andrea, new friend, co-worker, drinking buddy at the party, couldn t shake a feeling. i don t feel like she would have taken her life. tom was the only other person that was there. so if it wasn t her, it had to be him. right. reporter: but, for all their middle of the night questions, the police did not arrest tom, nor charge him with anything. what were they telling you along the way? oh, that they were investigating it. reporter: at ashley s funeral, tom was one of the speakers. ashley doesn t have much patience. reporter: and what he said wasn t the sort of thing people expected to hear. she goes, i don t care when you do it, where you do it, i want it now. reporter: it was an unusual
new york times there was reporting. wasn t the rape allegation several years ago? there was an allegation that he fondled a woman and then the nypd wired up the woman and made a recording of harvey weinstein the next day, i believe talking about what happened the day before and ultimately the da s office decided not to go forward on that case because there were conflicting stories and they were concerned about the witness s credibility. that goes to the point that you re raising which is a good one. this appears to be, by all accounts, a much more extense i ive investigation than you might see. there are reports the investigators have traveled all over the world interviewing people and one of the critical issues that will come out is whether or not the judge will allow evidence about other
summit was going to happen. moon was here and convinced trump north korea needs a lot of patience. this is the kind of thing that south korea said they got. i m very i m sure they re surprised and having a frantic moment right now. is this going to hurt the relationship between washington and seoul? it s not going to be good, but i think south koreans will be hopeful and not give up. i m sure they re going to try to get it back on track. early indications is the south koreans were taken by surprise. they re still trying to figure out what exactly donald trump s letter means, some report. at the least it seems there wasn t the sort of diplomatic coordination with our closest ally in this matter that we would have needed, we would have expected. if this is going to actually end in something that is good for the korean peninsula. not to put you on the spot here, but earlier you said it was a wise move for the president to do this. somebody that you know well, ben
what he said wasn t the sort of thing people expected to hear. she says i don t care where you do it, when you do it, i want it now. it was aunusual and not a vey emotional eulogy for reasons tom only understand, but her parents were furious. he had that opportunity to speak and share about the woman he so-called loved and called his eternal wife, all he did was degrade her. what was it like? it was shocking. it was unbelievable. as the days turned into weeks, tom remained free. ashley s parents became convinced that something about the investigation was not right. when i sat down and said, look, says if for some crazy
takes strength. leaving and putting the pieces of your life back together takes strength. being strong, with loyalties and smart, doesn t inoculate a person against abuse, doesn t prevent her from entering into a relationship with an abuser. abuse often doesn t manifest itself early on, only later when you re in deep and behind closed doors. kellyanne s wasn t the only comment from the white house that stung porter s ex-wife. sarah huckabee sanders this week wouldn t answer whether the president believed her credible allegations against porter. porter s accusers or are they lying? as i just said the president along with the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated and above all, the president supports the vibt victims of dc violence and believes everyone should be treated fairly. holderness answered simply, while i cannot say i m