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Busy is one word for it. Its been another day of stunning developments in the crises defining the trump presidency. Overseas the ceasefire in syria celebrated by the president appears to be collapsing. The humanitarian disaster unfolding and here at home, the white house digging a deeper hole on impeachment. The latest bombshell came from acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney admitting there was a quid pro quo to pressure ukraine. That followed a brazen announcement that the president is own resort. Jon karl starts us off from the white house. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Mick mulvaney is the key player here because he is the official who the president directed to freeze aid to ukraine, and when he responded to my questions, he was Crystal Clear about why the president wanted him to do it. Did he also mention to me in the past the corruption related to the dnc server . Absolutely. No question about that, but thats why we held up the money staff Mick Mulvaney repeatedly insisted that the president did nothing wrong. So that was part of the reason he ordered to withhold funding to ukraine . If you look back to what happened in 2016, certainly was part of the thing he was worried in part with corruption of that nation. That is absolutely appropriate. To be clear, you described a quid pro quo. It is funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happens as well. We do that all the time with foreign policy, and i have news for everybody. Get over it. Theres going to be political influence in foreign policy. Reporter mulvaneys words which he later took back, directly contradicted what the president has been saying for weeks. There was no quid pro quo. There was no quid pro quo. There was no quid pro quo. Reporter and it seemed to confuse his allies on capitol hill. He admitted that military aid to ukraine was frozen in part to put pressure on them to investigate the democrats. Thats what he said . Yes. I dont know what that means. Things have gone from bad to much, much worse. Mick mulvaney said exactly what was going on. There was a quid pro quo. Reporter all of is unfolded as the president confirmed his secretary of energy, rick perry, a main player in the administrations dealings with ukraine, is resigning. The reason, unclear. Rick has done a fantastic job in energy, but it was time. Reporter about five hours after mulvaneys press conference, he put out a written statement that effectively denied saying what he said. Mulvaney accused, quote, the media of misconstruing his remarks and then said, quote, there is absolutely no quid pro quo tween Ukrainian Military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election. That is not what he sa athe press conference. In fact, when i directly asked him if there was a quid pro qu he said, quote, we do that all the time with foreign policy. George, it was interesting that mulvaneys written statement came after the president s outside legal team put out a statement saying they had nothing to do with the press conference. And the Justice Department said it was a surprise as well. It was such a big surprise to see him say that about no quid pro quo, but this press conference was called to say the g7 summit was being awarded to trumps hotel. Heres what he said about that. We were back in the dining room, and we had the list. He goes, what about doral . Thats not the craziest idea. It makes perfect sense. This is a pretty open admission here and its hard to overstate this. This is something weve literally never seen before, a president awarding a huge government contract to his own business. Reporter he said they will do it at cost, and went through a process and looked at a dozen Different Properties and confirmed the president s recommendation to do it at his own property. Its really extraordinary, and may end up being part of the impeachment process because its the president doing what the democrats have accused him of, which is doing something that appears at the very least to be for his personal benefit. Selfdealing. Jon, thanks very much. Lets bring in dan abrams, and begin right there, dan, because this potentially awarding of the government contract to his own hotel potentially violates the constitution in two different ways. Its called the emoluments clause and its one of these things that weve sort of put to thside as of late. You say, you know what, there are courts that have dismissed lawsuits base on the emoluments clause, and people say this is not what will bring down the president , but this is a direct violation of the emoluments clause. You point out two direct references in the constitution. One is a foreign emoluments clause. And thats a situation where no foreign king or no foreign state is supposed to give a gift or anything of value to anyone in the federal government without much less the president. Right. Without congressional approval, and theres the domestic one which is more relevant here, which basically says the president s salary is just supposed to be his salary, and no federal or state officials can give him anything of benefit, and the concern was that federal officials would be trying to in effect, pay off the president , give him benefit, and thats the one where you have got to say, if this isnt an example of it, what might be . Thats why it will be looked at by the democrats in the house no doubt. Meantime, this admission from Mick Mulvaney that there was a quid pro quo, this had been the main defense against impeachment by the president and his allies. Again and again, they said, theres no quid pro quo. Do you need a quid pro quo, et cetera. This isnt as much a legal issue as it is an issue for congress with regard to potential abuse of power. Once you lose the quid pro quo defense, then the question is, are we simply saying its perfectly fine to put pressure on a Foreign Government not for something thats in the benefit of the United States, but something thats in the benefit of the president . Thats what Mick Mulvaney appeared to be saying. Get over it. The question is, will all those senators in the house agree . Thats the question. Watch the senators. It seems pretty clear that the house is likely to impeach. People keep saying that its very unlikely that the senate will convict. Keep an eye on the jurors. Those are the jurors here. Theyre angry at the president as i would say in any jury selection, thats not a good idea. Theres no change ever ven knew wh when it comes to where you can have this trial. Its happening in the senate. Watch Lindsey Graham and others like him. Theyre critical. Dan, thanks very much. It was an extraordinary day. Vice president pence announcing that a ceasefire with turkey has been reached, but that shortlived deal already appears to be falling apart. President trump may be hailing it as, quote, a great day for civilization, but members of his own party are blasting the president for abandoning the kurds. Our Senior National correspondent terry moran has the latest also from the white house this morning. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, cecilia. President trump is declaring victory over this supposed ceasefire, but all eyes on Northern Syria where there are reports that those air strikes and shelling and that humanitarian catastrophe continue. Its President Trumps own decision to abandon the kurds that triggered all this, and he seems eager to put it behind him as soon as possible. Overnight, President Trump trying to take a victory lap at a Campaign Rally in texas. We had tremendous success today. I dont know if you have seen it. Reporter trump was celebrating what the white house claims is a ceasefire in syria, the recent turkish invasion sparked in part by his own decision to withdraw u. S. Troops from the syrian border. The president made it sound like the chaos that followed his decision was part of his plan. Sometimes you have to let them fight like two kids in a lot. You have got to let them fight. Reporter but according to the kurds since turkey invaded syria last week,18 civilians have been killed, including 18 children. Over 160,000 have been forced to flee. Vice president pence announced the purported ceasefire after a fivehour meeting with the turkish president. President trump sent us here to end the violence and we achieved an immediate ceasefire. Reporter but shortly after pence spoke, the Turkish Foreign minister with a distinctsdindis different take, saying turkey got what it wanted. The United States has accepted the legitimacy of our operation and aims, he said. Its a pause. This is not a ceasefire. Under the deal, kurdish fighters, americas allies, would have five days to get out of a stretch along the border roughly 20 miles into syria that would then be controlled by turkey. That territory home to kurdish towns and villages. U. S. Officials acknowledging some may not want to leave, that there are questions about where they will all go, and the u. S. Agreed to lift sanctions trump imposed on turkey just this week once a permanent ceasefire is achieved. Both republicans and democrats on capitol hill blasted trump. The announcement today is being portrayed as a victory. It is far from a victory. Are we so weak and inept diplomatically that turkey forced the hand of the United States of america . Turkey . Erdogan is saying heres the land that i intend to take. I intend to drive every kurd out of this area, and the only thing he has agreed to is an ultimatum. The kurds can leave this area voluntarily in the next five days or ill move in and kill them. Reporter and theres another big threat in that region. There are reports that isis prisoners have been escaping and on their social media sites theyre taunting the kurds calling them abandoned american allies, promising slaughter and, quote, the return of the islamic state. Michael . Terry, thank you very much. Lets get a reality check on whats happening on the ground in syria. There are reports that Turkish Forces are attacking this morning. James longman is live from the region as well. Good morning, james. Reporter good morning, michael. President trump may be celebrating, but the reality here is that pockets of fighting have threatened the ceasefire. President education beg president erdogan was speaking today. Clashes in this key town and they say turkish artillery fight is still pounding its main hospital, and their fighters will not leave the area. Thousands of them still on the move trying to escape this violence. The u. S. Has been criticized for, quote, legitimizing turkeys invasion. They worry that turkey is engaged in a process of ethnic cleansing, trying to stamp out syrias kurds. Both sides say theyre respecting it but its unclear how long it will last. James, thanks very much. In the wake of the crisis, general jim mattis spoke out against trump for the first time last night here in new york. This comes one day after the president denigrated mattis in a closed door meeting with congressional leaders. Our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz is here with us. Reporter mattis had warned of an isis resurgence after he began removing u. S. Troops from syria, but he has been reluctant to directly criticize trump even in jest until last night. The event, a roast. An annual white tie fundraiser for catholic charities. The humor direct, the target clearly donald trump and his lack of military service. I had earned my spurs on the battlefield, martin, as you pointed out, and donald trump earned his in a letter from a doctor. Reporter just this week in a white house meeting with legislatu legislators, trump called the retired fourstar general who he named secretary of defense overrated. Im not just an overrated general. I am the greatest, the worlds most overrated. Reporter but mattis who resigned last december after trump, who then just threatened syria, turned serious. I tried to bring some peace and order to places with no organized government, chaotic and warring factions, irrational fears and toxic hatred. Reporter the decision to now pull american troops out of syria, abandoning the kurds who fought alongside them against isis, on mattis mind. We owe a debt to all who have fought for liberty, including those who tonight serve in the far corners of our planet. Among them, the american men and women supporting our kurdish allies. [ applause ] reporter and mattis, not the only fourstar speaking his mind. The highly respected navy s. E. A. L. , admiral bill mcraven who oversaw the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden writing in the new york times, if this president doesnt demonstrate the leadership that America Needs both domestically and abroad, then it is time for a new person in the oval office, republican, democrat or independent. The sooner the better. The fate of our republic depends on it. The u. S. Military prides itself on being nonpartisan, but more and more former senior military leaders are coming out against donald trump saying that it is not about politics, but character and leadership. George . And honor and standing by those who sacrifice with us. Thanks very much. Michael . A lot of strong statements there, george, and now to the tropical threat barrelling toward florida expected to bring high winds, heavy rain and possible flooding. Ginger is tracking its path. Good morning, ginger. Good morning to you, michael. It looks like a group of thunderstorms headed toward the gulf coast as it becomes subtropical or a Tropical Storm it would be named nestor. No matter what it becomes, impacts are through louisiana to coastal alabama and through the Florida Panhandle before South Carolina and North Carolina this weekend. The main impact is florida. Lets bring up the state of florida, and focus on the panhandle. My friends in mexico beach all the way over to pensacola. Watch this as we put on the streamlines that represent the winds at the surface. You see where the center is . Thats 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning, the center there toward that bend to florida. And that convergence could help you end up with 2 to 5 feet of storm surge and thats one of the other storm threats. Cecilia. We look at the planes in alaska. Take a look at this. A passenger plane overshot the runway. The small aircraft was carrying 42 people including a High School Swimming team. The School Superintendent says the students are fine, but two other passengers were critically injured. Witnesses say high winds appear to be a factor. The ntsb has sent a team to the crash site for investigation. Turning now to a major victory this morning for opponents of vaping. Industry leader juul says it will stop selling flavored pods which advocates say appeal to children. Critics say this announcement from one of the biggest ecigarette companies is progress but that it doesnt go far enough because while juul says its halting sales of the most popular flavors at this time, they plan to sell mint, menthol and tobacco. Michael . Now to the historymaking allfemale spacewalk said to take place roughly 20 minutes from now. Were looking live at the space station where they are gearing up for the big event, and you may remember a similar mission was scrubbed earlier this year because nasa didnt have two female suits to fit the astronauts. They worked that out. Thats affirmative, jessica. We are following a lot of other stories this morning including an abc news exclusive with prince harry and duchess meghan on their battle with the media, and how theyre honoring princess dianas legacy. And helen hunts frightening close call caught on camera. The latest on the actress condition this morning, and the man who rushed to the scene to help her. Back to ginger. Lets talk about the rain because heavy rain will be moving in with this storm over florida, South Carolina, even North Carolina and up the coast early next week. Its friday so even if you feel like taco the dog, look at this. Youll make it through, dont worry. 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