tell us more about what we can see in the film in terms of really tracking the time line and also really getting an understanding of what russia perhaps might be doing for the next election? absolutely. and basically, we started this because we wanted there s a lot of great reporting out there. there was information that was out there. but people had a difficult time putting it together. it felt just like different pieces of data floating around. and so we thought for people to understand what s happening now in the news, what happens in 2016, we had to trace these operations back to the roots, the whys and the whos and the hows. so, jack, how far back do you go.? there s been a lot of talk about donald trump s casinos in atlantic city. where do you pinpoint his first contact with rush asia? the first was in 1984 meeting with a russian mobster and selling him five trump condos.
when can congress get done with all of the ifs, wons and whys and the battles in washington and get back in the districts to campaign. that s what people in congress are concerned about. dana: they started the five-week recess in the house, penny. that doesn t mean they re sipping margaritas poolside but they re trying to figure out how to win the election. the economy is very good. how are they finding a way to differentiate themselves and try to convince them that democrats would be better off in congress for them? yeah, you know, i would say the economy is a mixed bag. it also depends to what terry alluded to on immigration in certain districts and certain states. it s better than others. it s working for certain people, aspects of the economy and certain not. you have an issue with him rising the calls for increase in tariffs. soy bean farmers in iowa are
that. as a matter of fact, i ll be receiving a different briefing on that but i want to make sure i have the facts before i comment on that. i do know people were involved in trying to rescue some which we re so thankful for that. but the reality of it is, you know, there was a storm front come through and it played a factor in that. terrible circumstances. terrible situation. we don t know all the details yet of the whys. i m sure we ll find them out in days to come but right now it s just really truly about trying to support the families any way we can. you know? our thoughts and prayers are with them. that s the main emphasis right now. here s the reporting that we have. the incident caused by weather. branson was under a severe thunderstorm warning issued shortly before 6:30 p.m. local time. about a half an hour before the boat capsized. logically speaking, imagine that the boat already out on the water. we don t know that. but that could be one of the scenarios.
an unfortunate aftereffect of the poisoning back in march. what s clear is that these two people have been exposed to this deadly nerve agent. they are critically ill. government officials and police say they were exposed to it in a different location, a location that has not been previously investigated and was not at all associated with the skripals. they re still trying to figure out the wheres, the hows, and the whys of this, andrea. kelly, after this occurred back in march, they did a decontamination of the area. as you pointed out, these two victims had been in close proximity to the original source of the contamination. could it be they simply did not clear all of it, it s so deadly and long-lasting? or is there any chance that these two people could be similarly targeted by a foreign power, namely the russians?
journalists shot dead at work, in their newsroom, their photos above the fold here, as not only the community, but the entire state remembers them. the governor of maryland ordering the flags fly at half-staff in their memory. kate? rene, thank you very much. we ll get back to rene as we have lots of moving parts today, this hour, with regard to the investigation and the man now charged. court documents show that the accused gunman lost a legal fight with the newspaper. he filed defamation lawsuit that seems to unravel his guilty plea in a harassment case back in 2011. shimon prokupecz has been gathering more information on him. the county police chief said today that they are frustrated. that was his word, that they know what happened, but they re working on a lot of the whys, he said. reporter: that s right. kate. think part of this is because the why is they don t know why this happened yesterday.