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Transcripts For KGO Good Morning America 20240713

A hand grenade whos going to blow everybody up. Major development overnight. The Police Officer at the center of that Fatal Shooting charged with murder after killing a woman in her own home while playing video games with her nephew. We hear from her family this morning. Lebron james slammed. The nba superstar sparking immediate backlash after his comments on the nbas china controversy, criticizing the Houston Rockets general manager for his stand with hong kong tweet. Royal tour. The duke and duchess visiting with children in pakistan this morning following in Princess Dianas footsteps. The 62 upside down. And talladega fright. The miracle moment on the superspeedway. This race car flipping over upside down and sticking the landing. The driver walking away fromhe w why he is all smiles. Good morning, america. Its great to have you with us on this Tuesday Morning and that nascar, the flip, we were talking about why hes smiling. Why is he smiling . Hes alive. My goodness. Boy, that is some video. And what a miracle, indeed. But we have a lot of news to get to this morning, guys. We certainly do. But lets get to that exclusive with hunter biden, who has become a key figure, you know, in the house impeachment inquiry against President Trump. At the Center President trump asking the ukrainian president to investigate hunter biden and his father. Amy is here with all of this. Good morning, amy. Good morning, robin. It is safe to say hunter biden never expected to be in this position. A focal point of an impeachment inquiry as his father makes a run for the white house. When i sat down with him at his home in los angeles, no questions were offlimits, including ones about his foreign business dealings that have been the target of attacks by President Trump. By the way, whatever happened to hunter . Where the hell is he . Reporter hunter biden, the son of former Vice President joe biden, has found himself at the center of a political firestorm. Where is hunter . Where is hunter . Where is hunter . Hes right here. Im right here. Im working and living my life. President trump says youre in hiding. Hiding in plain sight i guess. Yeah, no. Not at all. Not at all. Biden and his son are stonecold crooked. Reporter the president has been on the rampage accusing 49yearold biden of improperly profiting on business interests in ukraine while his father was Vice President and the point person on ukraine taking a seat on the board at 50,000 a month with a gas Company Called burisma which had been accused of corruption leading to that now infamous phone call in july. Its a very honorable call. Its a nice call. Reporter when President Trump asked ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the bidens. No evidence of illegal wrongdoing has been found against either one. I want to get to the heart of it. Did you and your father ever discuss ukraine . No, as i said, the only time was after a news account it wasnt a discussion in any way. There is no but to this, no, we never did. Your dad said, i hope you know what youre doing, and you said you do. And that was the end of our discussion. Why . Because my dad was the Vice President of the United States. Theres nothing as a young man or fullgrown adult that my father in some way hasnt had influence over as it does not serve either one of us. When he said i hope you know what youre doing, what did he think you were doing . Well, he read the press reports that i joined the board of burisma, which was a Ukrainian Natural Gas Company and theres a lot of misinformation about me, not about my dad. Nobody buys that. But buys this idea i was unqualified to be on the board. What were your qualifications . I was vice chairman of the board of amtrak for five years, chairman of the board of the u. N. World food program. I was a lawyer for one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. You didnt have any Extensive Knowledge about natural gas or ukraine itself, though. No, but i think that i had as much knowledge as anybody else who was on the board. In the list of the reasons why youre on the board you did not list the fact that you were the son of the Vice President. Of course. What role do you think that played . I think that it is impossible for me to be on any of the boards that i just mentioned without saying that im the son of the Vice President of the United States. You were paid 50,000 a month for a position. Im a private citizen. What i dont have to do is open my kimono as to how much money i made but its all been reported. If your last name wasnt biden, do you think you would have been asked to be on the board of burisma . I dont know. I dont know. Probably not. I dont think theres a lot of things that would have happened in my life that if my last name wasnt biden. Why did you leave the board in april. Its a fiveyear term. And you chose not to i chose not. Why . I think its pretty obvious why. This is your opportunity to say why. I have to sit and answer these questions so thats why i committed that i wont serve on any boards or i wont work directly for any foreign entities when my dad becomes president. Do i think that should be a rule across the board for any administration . Thats the rule im going to adhere to. Do you regret being on the board . No, what i regret is not taking into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and a president of the United States that would be listening to this ridiculous conspiracy idea which has, again, been completely debunked by everyone and i think people at home are thinking how could that not have crossed your mind like maybe this isnt a good idea to go and sit on the board of this i just said to you. I said to you in retrospect right, at the time you never thought this might not look right. You know what, im a human. You know what, did i make a mistake, well, maybe in the grand scheme of things, yeah, but did i make a mistake based upon some unethical lapse, absolutely not. China should start an investigation into the bidens. Reporter also on trumps list of accusations against hunter biden, that hunter flew on air force two with his father during an official government trip to china in 2013. Leveraging that connection for financial gain in an investment deal with chinese businessman jonathan lee. The president has repeatedly said that you received 1. 5 billion from china despite no experience and for no apparent reason. Obviously Fact Checkers have said that that is not true. Look, this is literally has no basis in fact. In any way have you received any money from no. Not one cent . No. Definitely not 1. 5 billion. Its crazy. They feel they have the license to say whatever they want. It feels to me like living in some kind of alice in wonderland where youre up on the real world and then you fall down the rabbit hole and the president is the cheshire cat asking you questions about crazy things that dont have any resemblance to the reality of anything that has to do with me. And so heres the answer, no one ever paid me 1. 5 billion and if they had, i would not be doing this interview right now. We saw you in those photos getting off of air force two with your daughter, with your father. I traveled everywhere with my dad. I went there because my daughter was on the trip, too. Did you talk about china . No. A 12hour flight. Of course not. That never came up. No. Your father did shake hands with mr. Lee in the lobby. I dont remember but, yeah, i hope he did. He was my friend. Jonathan lee. For almost 13 years. He was your friend and your business partner. Understand, amy, whether im in new york or whether im in washington, d. C. , a friend and a business associate is in the hotel and my dad is staying there. Is it inappropriate for me to have coffee with him . That meeting was not a mistake. It was not unethical. 100 not. What do you say to people who believe this is exactly why people hate washington . A Vice President s son can make money in countries where your father did doing official government i dont know what to tell you. I made a mistake in retrospect as it related to creating any perception that it was wrong and so, therefore, im taking it off the table, amy. Im making that commitment. Well see if anybody else makes that commitment but thats the commitment that im making. And hunter biden reiterated time and time again that he did not ever discuss in any detail whatsoever any of his business dealings in ukraine and china with his father, period. He wanted that to be crystal clear. As you said no questions were off the table and youre going to have more of your conversation with him coming up. Thats right. We covered a lot of ground in that interview including exactly how he feels about being that target of President Trump as well as what he has to say about the trump family itself and what he reveals to us about his long battle with addiction, robin. Looking forward to it. Just le. Already caught the attention of the president and so well stay in washington with the latest in the impeachment showdown. On capitol hill the first former white house aide in this inquiry now testifying behind closed doors reportedly telling Congress Former National Security adviser john bolton was so alarmed by the Pressure Campaign on ukraine, he told that aide to alert white house lawyers. So lets bring in mary bruce there on capitol hill and, mary, bolton was especially concerned it seemed about Rudy Giuliani calling him a hand grenade about to blow everyone up. Reporter cecilia, the president s own National Security adviser at the time, john bolton, was so concerned about Rudy Giulianis campaign to pressure ukraine for political help that he repeatedly tried to sound the alarm. Now, the New York Times is reporting that fiona hill, the president s former russia adviser told congressional investigators here that giuliani, the president s personal attorney, and his allies inside the Trump Administration were going around official channels essentially running their own Foreign Policy to help the president. Hill says at one point the u. S. Ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland, told her that he was running ukraine policy even though ukraine isnt even in the eu. And when she asked according to whom he told her the president. Now, john bolton urged hill to take this matter to white house lawyers and tell them, quote, i am not part of whatever drug deal they are cooking up and he likened giuliani to, quote, a hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up. Cecilia, hill did take this matter to white House Attorneys but it is not clear what came of it. Yeah, mary, and now another twist it seems federal prosecutors are on the case as well reportedly investigating giulianis business dealings in ukraine and they may have been at this for months . Reporter so, cecilia, giuliani tells us hes seen no indication that he is under investigation but now there are reports that federal prosecutors are indeed investigating his business dealings in ukraine. The wall street journal is reporting the prosecutors in manhattan are examining giulianis bank records and have already been questioning witnesses for weeks. Now we know that authorities are also looking into giulianis business ties with those two associates of his who were arrested last week after they allegedly were involved in Campaign Finance violations, giuliani though has denied any wrongdoing, cecilia. He certainly has. Mary bruce on capitol hill, thank you. And we, of course, are looking ahead to tonights fourth democratic debate where the impeachment inquiry is sure to be topic number one. 12 candidates facing off id thisbe Bernie Sanders return after a heart attack and Elizabeth Warren taking the stage as polls show she is surging in that crowded field. The latest in syria, also expected to be a major theme tonight, michael. That crisis in syria, cecilia, is growing as President Trump is demanding an immediate ceasefire hitting turkey with tough, new sanctions. Lets go to Martha Raddatz in washington with the latest. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, thats right, michael. A new round of sanctions against turkey with a warning tougher ones will follow if the turkish government does not halt the violence in syria and agree to a longterm settlement on the border but that threat follows the president s conversation just over a week ago that essentially opened the door for turkey to invade and there is no indication this morning that turkey will halt its bloody assault. Turkeys president erdogan writing in an oped that he considers this is a National Security issue given the number of refugees that have flooded into turkey. President trump also tweeting about those former kurdish fighters who the u. S. Has now abandoned saying that anyone who wants to assist syria in protecting the kurds is good with me, whether it is russia, china or napoleon bonaparte. Stressing that he would rather focus on our border with mexico but President Trump is sending Vice President pence and National Security adviser Robert Obrien to turkey to deliver a strong message in person that the violence should end and hopefully, robin, begin negotiations. Hopefully so. All right, martha, thank you. We go to ian pannell with more on the withdrawal of american troops from that region. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, robin, thats right. That withdrawal is now under way of most u. S. Troops from syria and were starting to see men and equipment move out. These images from this morning appear to show u. S. Forces either pulling back away from the fighting or starting to head out. The extraction expected to take weeks but as the fighting on the ground escalates some units may have to leave sooner. Both regime and turkish troops are now squaring off in key border areas which appear to be under heavy bombardment. Without a ceasefire there could be a major clash. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation just gets worse with many hospitals now packed full of wounded civilians desperate for help and were seeing heartbreaking images of injured kids there and this morning, whole families are now forced to move home to the desert to try to find somewhere safe, anywhere safe from the front line, a dire situation for the people that were our allies just until a few days ago, cecilia. So many sad images coming in there. Okay, ian, thank you. We turn to that Police Shooting that left a texas woman dead inside her own home. Overnight, the officer who fired that fatal shot was arrested and charged with murder. Abcs marcus moore has the story. Reporter the officer at the center of a fatal weekend shooting identified as aaron dean booked on a charge of murder overnight. Had theer not resigned i would have fired him for violations of several policies, including deescalation policy and unprofessional conduct. Reporter during a News Conference authorities said he is not cooperating with the investigation under way into the shooting of Atatiana Jeffersons ft. Worth, texas, home. Dean is accused of shooting and killing the 28yearold Early Saturday Morning in her home. The terrifying moment captured on the officers body cam. Put your hands up. Reporter family members said jefferson had been playing video games with her 8yearold nephew that morning when she was gunned down right in front of him. Police showed up at the house after a neighbor called the departments nonemergency line to report that the familys front door was open. Relatives said jefferson left that door open to catch some of the breeze that night. I havent seen anybody moving around and its not normal for them to have both of the doors open at this time of night. Reporter when officers arrived they parked around the corner from the house and as you can see in this video dean approaches the back of the home and never identifies himself as an officer before pulling the trigger. The fact that she got shot for looking through her own window is the problem here. Reporter and the family wanted to see this case through its entirety as they prepare for jeffersons funeral. Officer dean is out of jail this morning on a 200,000 bond. Michael. All right, marcus, such a sad case right there. We will turn now to that miracle nascar moment on the talladega superspeedway. Take a look at this. Bu sthndweel up and over and four tires on the ground. Thats right. He suffered no injuries and he even joked around with the reporter after the race. Take a look. Mother, its okay. Its just a flip. It didnt hurt, i promise and i have nothing upstairs to hurt anyway and, yes, i will see you in the daytona 500, mom, im sorry. See, thats why your mom always tells you to pack a pair of clean underwear. Im going to save you from that. We are following a lot of other stories this morning including more of our abc news exclusive with hunter biden. What hes saying about the trump children and his struggle with Substance Abuse but first lets head back to ginger. Yes, and mississippi, our focus again, part

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