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Will not serve on a president ial council. They will not advise this president anymore. Two making it clear his delay in condemning hate groups is the reason why. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Tuesday, august 15th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Well have more on the headlines in a bit and discuss the controversy. Up first, better late than never, or is it too little too late . President trump finally responding after two days of Harsh Criticism from all directions, certainly from his party, in the wake of the hatefilled violence in charlottesville that left three people dead. The president issuing a brief statement monday. He began with a boast about the economy before delivering a fullthroated condemnation of hate groups. As i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in america. Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything that we hold dear as americans. To anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violence, youll be held full accountable. Justice will be delivered. Strong statement on monday. But as a reminder, this was President Trumps initial response on saturday to the violence in charlottesville he stayed on point and was strong. Many said this was the statement he should have given on saturday. This was President Trumps initial response on saturday to the Charlottesville Violence we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides on many sides. All right. Lets get more from cnns sara murray at the white house. Reporter good morning. The president only clarifying his stance after days of backlash. Not just from some of his backers on wall street and not just from democrats but also from members of his own party as it appears clear that the white house and trumps advisers were caught flatfooted by the developments. When President Trump was asked why it took him days to condemn these actions by white nationalists, he said only that they are condemned. But that explanation rang hollow to some. In part because this is a president who has repeatedly fumbled his efforts to denounce the white nationalists that have rallied in his name. Remember, it took him multiple attempts to say he disavowed the support of david duke, a former kkk leader. This is a president who at different points has retweeted White Supremacists. This is also someone who rose to prominence in part by questioning whether president barack obama, the first africanamerican president , was born in the United States. These are some things that lead people to believe that there are more nefarious efforts underway behind this delay in President Trumps comments and an indication that this controversy is not going to evaporate from the white house any time soon. Back to you. Youre absolutely right. The president arriving at trump tower in new york last night. His first time back since taking office. He was greeted by a swarm of protesters shouting messages like no hate and impeach. Mr. Trump turning to twitter a new controversy. So just hours ago, you know, last night, like 11 00, he retweeted a post from a prominent altright activist. This is he retweeted someone best known for indulging in outrageous conspiracy theories. The post questioned why the media was covering the charlottesville story instead of violence in chicago. The president has been under fire for not specifically rejecting the support of White Supremacy groups or immediately calling them out by name. Hes not explained why. Listen to this exchange with Cnns Jim Acosta mr. President , can you explain why you did not condemn the hatred by name over the weekend. They have been condemned. They have been condemned. Why are we not having press conferences today . You said on friday we would have a press conference. We had a press conference. We just had a press conference. Can we ask more questions, sir . I like real news, not fake news. Youre fake news. That was not a press conference. That was a scripted response. And at a press conference, the media assemble to ask questions. President followed up with this twitter attack on the press, made additional remarks on charlottesville and realized once again that the Fake News Media will never be satisfied. Truly bad people Business Leaders are not happy with President Trumps response to charlottesville. Three ceos quit his Manufacturing Council. The heads of intel and under armour stepping down following the lead of one of the most prominent black ceos, merck chief kenneth frazier. He quit after trumps failure to condemn White Supremacy. He said americas leaders must object to bigotry and hatred and violence. Trump in a heartbeat lashed out on twitter against the ceo saying that no frazier will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. Corporate america quick to rebuke trump on issues, now immigration and Climate Change and charlottesville. Very few ceos have broken with the white house perhaps because their companies and stocks business from President Trumps probusiness environment. And you want a seat at the table when youre talking about tax cuts for business. There are a few exceptions of those who have broken from the white house. The former uber ceo left the counsel ken griffey jr. After the travel ban. The council after the travel ban. Elon musk and paul iger quit after the president pulled out of the paris Climate Change. Who executives who responded denounced hatred, at least seven Companies Said they would remain including dow chemical, whirlpool, campbells soup, and general electric. They cite the importance of participating in the discussion on u. S. Manufacturing. Cnn political analyst and columnist for the washington post, josh rogen. Great to see you. Great to see you. Where does this leave us with the white house . Where are they . Secretary of ceos have seven ceos have left the jobs council. Two after his announcement, reading the scripted response condemning white supremacist groups, kkk, and neonazis. Where does this leave the Trump White House . The Trump White House remains in denial about the broadbased sort of opposition but also sort of disappointment with the president s actions over the last three days. You can say its the media, but as you just reported its not just the media. Its business executives, comedians. But very interestingly, a lot of prominent republicans. This is as the saga goes on and on, the president back and forth, halfhearted statements, reluctant action angelment of the reality of the acknowledgement of the reality of the situation. His again catering to the altright by giving them acknowledgment while trying to condemn them at the same time. This is a very clear sort of transparent display of what the president thinks about the issue. And more and more parts of the country are saying, no, this is not okay. And the president and white house dont acknowledge that. They dont seem to care about that. It doesnt change the reality. Its not made up by the media. This is something people in politics, comedy, business, and real americans are upset about. But the president is talking, josh, to his base. I spoke with someone who sat down with the president in the last couple of weeks, somebody who advised the president , who said that the end of every day, the beginning of beginning and end of every tweet, this president is talking to the people who elected him. The people who put him over the edge. The white, workingclass voters in wisconsin, in ohio, in iowa, in michigan. Those are the people he is talking to. Its almost as if he is the president for that america, not the whole america, when look at the response to charlottesville. I think thats right. I think you can frnd a pure political calculation why the wouldnt understand from a pure political calculation why he wouldnt say that to the base. He may think he cant afford to alienate any of the population that got him elected. The strategy is untenable in the long run. Inside the white house, outside the white house, theres a battle going on between Trump Supporters who agree with this type of stuff and Trump Supporters who are absolutely offended by it. And those two camps are not going to survive all the way to 2020. Eventually the president of the United States and the rest of his staff will be put to a test. This is part of what we see playing out in the white house and the fight between steve bannon and others. We also see it this fight playing out on the outside of the white house, okay. You know, in the end, the president s going to choose. Does he want a broader coalition of people who support his policies, who want to see his agenda move forward, but who think this type of rhetoric and this altright Community Needs to be shunned and kicked out of the tent, or does he want to try to continue to cater to these groups and perhaps sacrifice the larger goal . Ultimately theyll have to determine if they can get reelected just with that base alone. And you brought up steve bannon. Interesting reporting in the New York Times this morning about the game of thrones thats going on inside this white house and the tenuous position bannon finds himself in. Heres a quote at a recent dinner at the white house with mr. Cukushner and mr. Kelly, th president listened while one of his guests, murmur dock, founder of fox news, said mr. Bannon had to go. Mr. Trump offered little pushbarks according to a person familiar with the conversation, and vented his frustrations with mr. Bannon. Thats also on the front of breitbart. Com. And steve bannon said that he only expected to last eight months or so in this Trump Administration. What will his survival in this white house tell us about the direction the president is prepared to take, and do you think he survives . Great reporting by the New York Times on this. It shows a mixed picture. On one hand, theyre definitely not you can understands why Rupert Murdoch would want steve bannon gone. Steve bannons dedicated a big part of his career to taking on the part of the republican establishment that murdoch is in charge of. Theres similar opposition to bannon inside the white house. While the report showed that President Trump hasnt met with bannon over the last week, at the same time hes still listening to bannon. A lot of what we saw about his reaction to charlottesville is right out of the bannon playbook. We shouldnt be too eager to say that Steve Bannons on his way out. I think what bannon was acknowledge, according to the reporting in the New York Times, was the fact that eventually he may have to go. That is not going to be right now. And meanwhile, he still has huge influence, not over just personnel but over policy and everything else. Right. Okay, this battle is still raging inside the white house. Its not over. Sometimes the man inside wins the battles, sometimes they lose the battles. Overall, the fate of this sort of huge split, this ideological war going on inside the white house is not yet determined. The only person who can make the decision is President Trump. And i dont think hes made the decision yet. When you come back in a half hour, i want to talk about the president. He will be speaking today. We know hes launching a look into chinese trade practices, we have north korea on the horizon here. Cooling tensions with north korea it feels like if you look at the way the stock market reacted. Well talk about that when you come back. Thank you, sir. Meanwhile, james fields, the 20yearold ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of charlottesville activists, being held without bond. He made his First Court Appearance monday from prison via video link. He faces charges that include seconddegree murder for the death of Heather Heyer. Fields told the court he could not afford an attorney on his Security Guard salary. The ohio Security Firm that employed him Just Announced he has been terminated. 13 minutes past the hour. Game on. Defense secretary mattis warning north korea about threats to the u. S. Now it appears pyongyang is backing off. Laquinta presents how to win at business. Step one. Point decisively with your glasses. Abracadabra the stage is yours. Step two. Choose laquinta. Where youll feel like the king of the road. Check out our summer rates now at lq. Com. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. A penny its ourr back to school one cent event at Office Depot Office Max. Notebooks one cent rulers, glue and 12pack pencils all one cent each hurry to Office Depot Office Max taking care of business no splashing wait so you got rid of verizon, just like that . Uhhuh. I switched to tmobile, kept my phoneeverything on it oh, they even paid it off wow yeah. Its nice that every bad decision doesnt have to be permenant ditch verizon. Keep your phone. Well even pay it off when you switch to americas best unlimited network. They always refer to me as master sergeant. They really appreciate the military family, and it really shows. Weve got auto insurance, Homeowners Insurance. Had an accident with a vehicle, i actually called usaa before we called the police. Usaa was there handson very quick very prompt. I feel like were being handled as people that actually have a genuine need. Were the webber family and we are usaa members for life. Usaa, get your insurance quote today. North korea backing off its threat to launch a missile attack on guam. Staterun media saying kim jongun has finished reviewing an attack plan and will hold off on a decision depending on what the foolish yankees do next. The statement coming hours after department of service james mattis warned if north korea fires on american territory it would be game on. South koreas president says his government is determined to resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula peacefully. Paula hancocks live in seoul with the latest. Good morning to you, paula. Reporter there is a sense of pullback in north korea. It depends on what were hearing at this point, kim jongun has reviewed plans and is going to wait and see what the americans do, potentially talking about next week when there are u. S. south Korean Military drills going on for ten days. They happen every year in time of year. They are defensive in nature, according to the u. S. North korea does not see them that way. They see them as provocative, as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. So they could well react to those. We heard from general dunford monday evening in seoul that they will go ahead as planned. Weve heard from the south korean president , moon jaein hours ago, liberation day in north and south korea. Liberation from Japanese Occupation 72 years ago. One i think that the north and south koreans agree on. He said there will not be a second korean war as long as he is in power. Tensions certainly remain high. Paula hancocks live in seoul. Toxicology reports reveal five different drugs were in tiger woods system the night he was arrested for dui. Coy wire has the details in the bleacher report, next. A girl with golden locks broke into a house owned by three bears. She ate some porridge, broke the baby bears chair, and stole some jewelry, a flatscreen tv, and a laptop. Luckily the Geico Insurance agency had helped the bears with Homeowners Insurance. They were able to replace all their items. Including a new chair from crate and barrel. 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Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell speaks out on the growing number of National Anthem protests stemming from Harsh Criticism<\/a> from all directions, certainly from his party, in the wake of the hatefilled violence in charlottesville that left three people dead. The president issuing a brief statement monday. He began with a boast about the economy before delivering a fullthroated condemnation of hate groups. As i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in america. Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists<\/a> and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything that we hold dear as americans. To anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violence, youll be held full accountable. Justice will be delivered. Strong statement on monday. But as a reminder, this was President Trump<\/a>s initial response on saturday to the violence in charlottesville he stayed on point and was strong. Many said this was the statement he should have given on saturday. This was President Trump<\/a>s initial response on saturday to the Charlottesville Violence<\/a> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides on many sides. All right. Lets get more from cnns sara murray at the white house. Reporter good morning. The president only clarifying his stance after days of backlash. Not just from some of his backers on wall street and not just from democrats but also from members of his own party as it appears clear that the white house and trumps advisers were caught flatfooted by the developments. When President Trump<\/a> was asked why it took him days to condemn these actions by white nationalists, he said only that they are condemned. But that explanation rang hollow to some. In part because this is a president who has repeatedly fumbled his efforts to denounce the white nationalists that have rallied in his name. Remember, it took him multiple attempts to say he disavowed the support of david duke, a former kkk leader. This is a president who at different points has retweeted White Supremacists<\/a>. This is also someone who rose to prominence in part by questioning whether president barack obama, the first africanamerican president , was born in the United States<\/a>. These are some things that lead people to believe that there are more nefarious efforts underway behind this delay in President Trump<\/a>s comments and an indication that this controversy is not going to evaporate from the white house any time soon. Back to you. Youre absolutely right. The president arriving at trump tower in new york last night. His first time back since taking office. He was greeted by a swarm of protesters shouting messages like no hate and impeach. Mr. Trump turning to twitter a new controversy. So just hours ago, you know, last night, like 11 00, he retweeted a post from a prominent altright activist. This is he retweeted someone best known for indulging in outrageous conspiracy theories. The post questioned why the media was covering the charlottesville story instead of violence in chicago. The president has been under fire for not specifically rejecting the support of White Supremacy<\/a> groups or immediately calling them out by name. Hes not explained why. Listen to this exchange with Cnns Jim Acosta<\/a> mr. President , can you explain why you did not condemn the hatred by name over the weekend. They have been condemned. They have been condemned. Why are we not having press conferences today . You said on friday we would have a press conference. We had a press conference. We just had a press conference. Can we ask more questions, sir . I like real news, not fake news. Youre fake news. That was not a press conference. That was a scripted response. And at a press conference, the media assemble to ask questions. President followed up with this twitter attack on the press, made additional remarks on charlottesville and realized once again that the Fake News Media<\/a> will never be satisfied. Truly bad people Business Leaders<\/a> are not happy with President Trump<\/a>s response to charlottesville. Three ceos quit his Manufacturing Council<\/a>. The heads of intel and under armour stepping down following the lead of one of the most prominent black ceos, merck chief kenneth frazier. He quit after trumps failure to condemn White Supremacy<\/a>. He said americas leaders must object to bigotry and hatred and violence. Trump in a heartbeat lashed out on twitter against the ceo saying that no frazier will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. Corporate america quick to rebuke trump on issues, now immigration and Climate Change<\/a> and charlottesville. Very few ceos have broken with the white house perhaps because their companies and stocks business from President Trump<\/a>s probusiness environment. And you want a seat at the table when youre talking about tax cuts for business. There are a few exceptions of those who have broken from the white house. The former uber ceo left the counsel ken griffey jr. After the travel ban. The council after the travel ban. Elon musk and paul iger quit after the president pulled out of the paris Climate Change<\/a>. Who executives who responded denounced hatred, at least seven Companies Said<\/a> they would remain including dow chemical, whirlpool, campbells soup, and general electric. They cite the importance of participating in the discussion on u. S. Manufacturing. Cnn political analyst and columnist for the washington post, josh rogen. Great to see you. Great to see you. Where does this leave us with the white house . Where are they . Secretary of ceos have seven ceos have left the jobs council. Two after his announcement, reading the scripted response condemning white supremacist groups, kkk, and neonazis. Where does this leave the Trump White House<\/a> . The Trump White House<\/a> remains in denial about the broadbased sort of opposition but also sort of disappointment with the president s actions over the last three days. You can say its the media, but as you just reported its not just the media. Its business executives, comedians. But very interestingly, a lot of prominent republicans. This is as the saga goes on and on, the president back and forth, halfhearted statements, reluctant action angelment of the reality of the acknowledgement of the reality of the situation. His again catering to the altright by giving them acknowledgment while trying to condemn them at the same time. This is a very clear sort of transparent display of what the president thinks about the issue. And more and more parts of the country are saying, no, this is not okay. And the president and white house dont acknowledge that. They dont seem to care about that. It doesnt change the reality. Its not made up by the media. This is something people in politics, comedy, business, and real americans are upset about. But the president is talking, josh, to his base. I spoke with someone who sat down with the president in the last couple of weeks, somebody who advised the president , who said that the end of every day, the beginning of beginning and end of every tweet, this president is talking to the people who elected him. The people who put him over the edge. The white, workingclass voters in wisconsin, in ohio, in iowa, in michigan. Those are the people he is talking to. Its almost as if he is the president for that america, not the whole america, when look at the response to charlottesville. I think thats right. I think you can frnd a pure political calculation why the wouldnt understand from a pure political calculation why he wouldnt say that to the base. He may think he cant afford to alienate any of the population that got him elected. The strategy is untenable in the long run. Inside the white house, outside the white house, theres a battle going on between Trump Supporters<\/a> who agree with this type of stuff and Trump Supporters<\/a> who are absolutely offended by it. And those two camps are not going to survive all the way to 2020. Eventually the president of the United States<\/a> and the rest of his staff will be put to a test. This is part of what we see playing out in the white house and the fight between steve bannon and others. We also see it this fight playing out on the outside of the white house, okay. You know, in the end, the president s going to choose. Does he want a broader coalition of people who support his policies, who want to see his agenda move forward, but who think this type of rhetoric and this altright Community Needs<\/a> to be shunned and kicked out of the tent, or does he want to try to continue to cater to these groups and perhaps sacrifice the larger goal . Ultimately theyll have to determine if they can get reelected just with that base alone. And you brought up steve bannon. Interesting reporting in the New York Times<\/a> this morning about the game of thrones thats going on inside this white house and the tenuous position bannon finds himself in. Heres a quote at a recent dinner at the white house with mr. Cukushner and mr. Kelly, th president listened while one of his guests, murmur dock, founder of fox news, said mr. Bannon had to go. Mr. Trump offered little pushbarks according to a person familiar with the conversation, and vented his frustrations with mr. Bannon. Thats also on the front of breitbart. Com. And steve bannon said that he only expected to last eight months or so in this Trump Administration<\/a>. What will his survival in this white house tell us about the direction the president is prepared to take, and do you think he survives . Great reporting by the New York Times<\/a> on this. It shows a mixed picture. On one hand, theyre definitely not you can understands why Rupert Murdoch<\/a> would want steve bannon gone. Steve bannons dedicated a big part of his career to taking on the part of the republican establishment that murdoch is in charge of. Theres similar opposition to bannon inside the white house. While the report showed that President Trump<\/a> hasnt met with bannon over the last week, at the same time hes still listening to bannon. A lot of what we saw about his reaction to charlottesville is right out of the bannon playbook. We shouldnt be too eager to say that Steve Bannons<\/a> on his way out. I think what bannon was acknowledge, according to the reporting in the New York Times<\/a>, was the fact that eventually he may have to go. That is not going to be right now. And meanwhile, he still has huge influence, not over just personnel but over policy and everything else. Right. Okay, this battle is still raging inside the white house. Its not over. Sometimes the man inside wins the battles, sometimes they lose the battles. Overall, the fate of this sort of huge split, this ideological war going on inside the white house is not yet determined. The only person who can make the decision is President Trump<\/a>. And i dont think hes made the decision yet. When you come back in a half hour, i want to talk about the president. He will be speaking today. We know hes launching a look into chinese trade practices, we have north korea on the horizon here. Cooling tensions with north korea it feels like if you look at the way the stock market reacted. Well talk about that when you come back. Thank you, sir. Meanwhile, james fields, the 20yearold ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of charlottesville activists, being held without bond. He made his First Court Appearance<\/a> monday from prison via video link. He faces charges that include seconddegree murder for the death of Heather Heyer<\/a>. Fields told the court he could not afford an attorney on his Security Guard<\/a> salary. The ohio Security Firm<\/a> that employed him Just Announced<\/a> he has been terminated. 13 minutes past the hour. Game on. Defense secretary mattis warning north korea about threats to the u. S. Now it appears pyongyang is backing off. Laquinta presents how to win at business. Step one. Point decisively with your glasses. Abracadabra the stage is yours. Step two. Choose laquinta. Where youll feel like the king of the road. Check out our summer rates now at lq. Com. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. A penny its ourr back to school one cent event at Office Depot Office Max<\/a>. Notebooks one cent rulers, glue and 12pack pencils all one cent each hurry to Office Depot Office Max<\/a> taking care of business no splashing wait so you got rid of verizon, just like that . Uhhuh. I switched to tmobile, kept my phoneeverything on it oh, they even paid it off wow yeah. Its nice that every bad decision doesnt have to be permenant ditch verizon. Keep your phone. Well even pay it off when you switch to americas best unlimited network. They always refer to me as master sergeant. They really appreciate the military family, and it really shows. Weve got auto insurance, Homeowners Insurance<\/a>. Had an accident with a vehicle, i actually called usaa before we called the police. Usaa was there handson very quick very prompt. I feel like were being handled as people that actually have a genuine need. Were the webber family and we are usaa members for life. Usaa, get your insurance quote today. North korea backing off its threat to launch a missile attack on guam. Staterun media saying kim jongun has finished reviewing an attack plan and will hold off on a decision depending on what the foolish yankees do next. The statement coming hours after department of service james mattis warned if north korea fires on american territory it would be game on. South koreas president says his government is determined to resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula<\/a> peacefully. Paula hancocks live in seoul with the latest. Good morning to you, paula. Reporter there is a sense of pullback in north korea. It depends on what were hearing at this point, kim jongun has reviewed plans and is going to wait and see what the americans do, potentially talking about next week when there are u. S. south Korean Military<\/a> drills going on for ten days. They happen every year in time of year. They are defensive in nature, according to the u. S. North korea does not see them that way. They see them as provocative, as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. So they could well react to those. We heard from general dunford monday evening in seoul that they will go ahead as planned. Weve heard from the south korean president , moon jaein hours ago, liberation day in north and south korea. Liberation from Japanese Occupation<\/a> 72 years ago. One i think that the north and south koreans agree on. He said there will not be a second korean war as long as he is in power. Tensions certainly remain high. Paula hancocks live in seoul. Toxicology reports reveal five different drugs were in tiger woods system the night he was arrested for dui. Coy wire has the details in the bleacher report, next. A girl with golden locks broke into a house owned by three bears. She ate some porridge, broke the baby bears chair, and stole some jewelry, a flatscreen tv, and a laptop. Luckily the Geico Insurance<\/a> agency had helped the bears with Homeowners Insurance<\/a>. They were able to replace all their items. Including a new chair from crate and barrel. Call geico and see how easy it is to switch and save on Homeowners Insurance<\/a>. A penny its ourr back to school one cent event at Office Depot Office Max<\/a>. Notebooks one cent rulers, glue and 12pack pencils all one cent each hurry to Office Depot Office Max<\/a> taking care of business stay with me, mr. Parker. When a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. Stay with me, mr. Parker. The at t network is helping First Responders<\/a> connect with medical teams in near real time. Stay with me, mr. Parker. Saving time when it matters most. Stay with me, mrs. Parker. Thats the power of and. Track your pack. Set a curfew, or two. Make dinnertime device free. [ music stops ] [ music plays again ] a smarter way to wifi is awesome. Introducing xfinity xfi. Amazing speed, coverage and control. Change the way you wifi. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell<\/a> speaks out on the growing number of National Anthem<\/a> protests stemming from Colin Kaepernicks<\/a> stance against social injustice last season. And the fact that he still remains unsigned. Coy wire with more in the bleacher report. Good morning. The commissioner was asked at a q a session for cardinals season Ticket Holders<\/a> yesterday, asked if the an them protests were going to be another problem. The National Anthem<\/a> is a special moment to me. Its a point of pride. And its that is a really important moment. And i think we also have to understand the other side. That people do have rights. We want to respect those. Reporter michael bent and Marshon Lynch<\/a> sat before the games last weekend. Hugh jackson was asked yesterday how he would feel if his players were to sit during the anthem. He said, i hope that wont happen here. A toxicology report reveals that tiger woods had five different drugs in his system at the time of his dui arrest on memorial day. He passed a breathalyzer test, but urine tests found a combination of pain, anxiety, and sleep medications, as well as thc. The active ingredient in marijuana. Tiger released a statement to cnn yesterday saying in part, recently i have been trying on my own to treat my back and back pain and sleep disorder, including insomnia. I realize now it was a mistake to do this without medical assistance. In june, tiger announced he was receiving professional help to manage his medications. Last week he entered a dui first offender program. His arraignment is set for october 25th. How about this emotional return to the mound for rockies pitcher chad bettis who beat cancer twice to make his way back to the big leagues. After surgery for testicular cancer, it returned, and he had to leave the team to start chemotherapy. Last night just three months after his last chemo session, he dominated, throwing seven scoreless innings against the braves. Afterwards, he talked about his long journey back. Doesnt get much better than that from my standpoint. Just thinking about everything that had happened, everything that my family and i have been through. I was Holding Back Tears<\/a> until the start. The reeks won 3 the rockies won 30. Through all of this, he and his wife christine arm pregnant with their first child. He said the birth was the first of Many Blessings<\/a> during his journey back. The team was thrilled to have chad back. They say he is their lifeline, energy source. 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President trump finally denounced white supremacist groups after two days of silence. Then hours later, back to retweeting a controversial conspiracy theorist to defend why it took so long. It was too little, too late for some top ceos, saying they will no longer advise this president. Three ceos quitting his Advisory Council<\/a>. In fact, two of those quitting after the second announcement condemning White Supremacists<\/a>. They say it was too little too late. Welcome back to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. 32 minutes past the hour. President trump finally responding after two days of Harsh Criticism<\/a> from all directions in the wake of the hatefilled violence in charlottesville that left three people dead. The president issuing a brief statement monday. He began with a boast about the economy, stock market records, the job market, and then delivered a fullthroated condemnation of hate groups. As i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in america. Racism is evil. Those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. Including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists<\/a>, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. To anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violence, youll be held fully accountable. Justice will be delivered. Strong statement there. But as a reminder, this was President Trump<\/a>s initial response on saturday to the Charlottesville Violence<\/a> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides. We get more from cnns sara murray at the white house. Reporter good morning. The president only clarifying his stance after days of backlash. Not just from some of his backers on wall street and not just from democrats but also from members of his own party as it appears clear that the white house and trumps advisers were caught flatfooted by the developments. When President Trump<\/a> was asked why it took him days to condemn these actions by white nationalists, he said only that they are condemned. But that explanation rang hollow to some. In part because this is a president who has repeatedly fumbled his efforts to denounce the white nationalists that have rallied in his name. Remember, it took him multiple attempts to say he disavowed the support of david duke, a former kkk leader. This is a president who at different points has retweeted White Supremacists<\/a>. This is also someone who rose to prominence in part by questioning whether president barack obama, the first africanamerican president , was born in the United States<\/a>. These are some things that lead people to believe that there are more nefarious efforts underway behind this delay in President Trump<\/a>s comments and an indication that this controversy is not going to evaporate from the white house any time soon. Back to you. Thank you. The president arriving at trump tower in new york last night. His first time back since taking office. He was greeted by a swarm of protesters shouting messages like no hate and impeach. Mr. Trump turning to twitter to vent and in doing so sparked a new controversy. He retweeted someone best known for indulging in outrageous conspiracy theories. The post questioned why the media was covering the charlottesville story instead of violence in chicago. The president has been under fire for not specifically rejecting the support of White Supremacy<\/a> groups or immediately calling them out by name. Hes not explained why. Why it took two days for him to make the strong president ial statement he made yesterday. Listen to this exchange with Cnns Jim Acosta<\/a> mr. President , can you explain why you did not condemn the hatred by name over the weekend. They have been condemned. They have been condemned. Why are we not having press conferences today . You said on friday we would have a press conference. We had a press conference. We just had a press conference. Can we ask more questions, sir . I like real news, not fake news. Youre fake news. That was not a press conference. A press conference is reporters asking questions on camera. That was a statement on camera. Not a press conference. He followed up with this rant saying the Fake News Media<\/a> will never be satisfied. Truly bad people the problem with the fake news accusation at jim acosta is this person just retweeted literally backs the definition of fake news which is the pizzagatetype of theories that that person spreads on twitter. Madeup story. Listen, people, you got to fact check. Cut through this b. S. On twitter. All right. Business leaders are not happy with the president s response to charlottesville. Three ceos quit his Manufacturing Council<\/a> as a result. The heads of intel and under armour are stepping down. Theyre following the lead of one of americas most prominent black ceos, merck chief frazier. He quit the council after President Trump<\/a>s failure to condemn White Supremacy<\/a> saying cleared must clearly reject hatred, bigotry, and trump lashed out on twitter not condemning the same things but condemning frazier saying he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices corporate americaic to america quick to rebuke him on Climate Change<\/a>, charlottesville, and race. Many ceos few ceos have broken with the white house. Perhaps because their companies and stocks benefit from trumps tax cuts that would be a boon for them. A few exceptions here. The former uber ceo left the president s council after the travel ban. The disney ceo, bob iger, and tesla ceo, elon musk, broke with trump after the climate agreement. Those who responded to questions about staying denounced hatred. Seven companies will remain including dow chemical, whirlpool, campbells soup, and general electric. Saying they want to participate in the discussion. Seth rogue anne, columnist seth rogen, columnist for the washington post. What do the ceos leaving the jobs council tell you . It tells me its getting harder and harder to stand by this president if youre not actually inside the white house. I mean, its kind of amazing that President Trump<\/a> is really has really united the country. Unfortunately, hes united the country against him. Youve got republicans, democrats, ceos, comedians, the media, everyone sort of saying, hey, this is not okay. The q a that hes handle the way that hes handled this from a moral perspective, you can criticize it. Also from a political perspective, its just its not working. His sort of back and forth. On the one hand catering to the altright. The other hand, condemning White Supremacy<\/a>. Its not washing. People understand what hes doing. Its pretty clear that hes doing this reluctantly. And whether or not youre the ceo of merck or youre jimmy fallon, you know, it doesnt make sense and doesnt ring true. Thats a big problem for the president moving forward. I have to say it was almost whiplash. The president , ceo of merck quit the Advisory Council<\/a> and made the statement about bigotry. The president super fast slammed him on twitter when it took two days to slam White Supremacy<\/a> by name. That caught a lot of peoples attention. I want to point out to trumps job Approval Rating<\/a>, latest gallup poll, 34 . A new low, Approval Rating<\/a> over the weekend. When i dig into numbers, white noncollege grads, disapproval 46 . Hes the president of the base, not hes reluctant because hes really looking at that base, isnt he . Not looking at the broader picture. Yeah, thats why this is a perilous political calculation for the president. You can sort of understand the argument that this is a bill that supported him, helped him, that may have made the difference in electing him president , looking forward, its not going to be enough. When you get around to 2018, much less 2020, hes going to need both people who support him for ideological reasons, plus people who support him because they want to see his economic agenda implemented. When you talk to a lot of americans, its the economic agenda that matters to them most. If he cant keep the business community, republicans in congress together with him, how is he going to do these things, pass tax reform. How is he going to make progress on those who reluctantly side with the president , enable them to go to their people whether its the employees or voters or constituents. And say, hey, listen, we know that President Trump<\/a> is saying these things that make you feel uncomfortable, but you need to look at economic selfinterests. This is a clash going on inside the administration and outside the administration. We see it playing out between the white house staff and in the public space. Its untenable in the longrun. In the end, that the president of the United States<\/a> is going to have to choose whether or not he wants to stay committed to people hurting him politically and frankly hurting the moral standing of his administration, or whether or not he wants to side with what i think is the larger number of people who want to see his economic agenda succeed and want him to condemn this kind of rhetoric. Right. Lets get to Foreign Policy<\/a> quickly. It appears maybe a small win for the president , apparently that tough talk against kim jongun has worked given that he said he will hold off on any plans toward attacking guam. I dont necessarily think we can conclude it was tough talk. We had Rex Tillerson<\/a> and jim mattis giving a measured, cautious, diplomatic message. Its just as likely that thats what connected with the north koreans. The more we increase rhetoric, the more they increase the rhetoric. We give them an off ramp and opening and single our intention to discuss these scary and important and dangerous issues in a serious way, we see corresponding actions from the chinese side and north korean side. You can see thats good cop, bad cop, and i doubt that the good cop, bad cop was deliberate. Doesnt seem they thought it out too much. I think this an endorsement of serious diplomacy, serious rhetoric, and a serious people understanding the danger that is inherent in Nuclear Brinksmanship<\/a> and not an endorsement of the president s rhetoric which doesnt seem to make any diplomatic, political sense at all. I certainly saw the stock market pop yesterday. The weekend fears cooled the diplomacy the growing wisdom. Hope so. Thanks to see you. Thanks for getting up early for us. Have a great day. You, too. The mother of charlottesville victim Heather Heyer<\/a> talking to cnn. Heres what susan bro told Anderson Cooper<\/a> what she would say to james alex fields, accused of plowing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters killing her daughter. You took my child from me, and im going to be the voice that she can no longer be. So you gave us a national forum. Maybe i should thank you for that, but i cant. I would rather have my child. Heartbreaking. The mom telling cnn how she wants heather to be remembered. She would want that spark of selfexamination, of the honest discourse of being able to explain yourself, to make yourself accountable to continue on. If anything is ever to come of this say her name, i want it to be that say her name means you hold yourself accountable. You check your actions before you do something. You explain yourself to god, to yourself, to another person. Whatever you have to do. You hold yourself accountable before you go after somebody, and theres no excuse for hatred. Theres no excuse for bigotry. Theres no excuse for discrimination. New day will have much more coming up. Well speak to several friends of Heather Heyer<\/a> including a man who saved his fiancees life by pushing her out of the way of that car. Thats coming up. China threatening to retaliate after the president takes the first steps to punish china over trade. Were live from hong kong next. My experience with usaa has been excellent. They always refer to me as master sergeant. They really appreciate the military family, and it really shows. Weve got auto insurance, Homeowners Insurance<\/a>. Had an accident with a vehicle, i actually called usaa before we called the police. Usaa was there handson very quick very prompt. I feel like were being handled as people that actually have a genuine need. 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China complaining, officially complaining here. Is this less harsh than people expected from the Trump Administration<\/a> . I mean, he has strong words and basically criticized china in the crudest of terms during the campaign. Thats right. He said he would deal with china on the first day, particularly on the issue of currency manipulation. What youre seeing here is the first formal moves by the u. S. Administration to try and investigate or at least look into whether to investigate Chinese Business<\/a> practices. In particular, something youll be familiar with, christine the accusation that Chinese Companies<\/a> are spying, hacking, outright stealing intellectual property from the u. S. Business partners that are operating in china. Yeah. Its so interesting. Over the years, many Big Companies<\/a> that do business in china, theyve had to employ what are known as brands cops, literally someone whos snooping around trying to see what has been stolen from their faceries or in terms of intellectual factories or in terms of intellectual property. They say its so prevalent that they lose billions of dollars a year. The chinese say that does not happen. Let me ask you this is trump being strategic here . Maybe going a little softer on trade to persuade china on north korea . I think hes holding fire to say this will take a year or so to investigate and could pull the trigger. If they dont get the chinese cooperation on north korea, then maybe theyll take these steps. All sides officially are saying these two separate issues are separate issues and can be dealt with together only in dire circumstances. Certainly theyll be there will be pressure from u. S. Companies to do something about the accusations. Thank you very much. Most people associate tiki torches with fun back yard barbecues. Not now relaxing. Oh, no. Charlottesville forcing the maker of torches to speak out. Thats the moment we are in in american history, folks, where the maker of a back yard tiki torch has to issue a statement. With formulas infused with handpressed moroccan argan and camellia oils, garnier whole blends illuminating haircare indulges hair with moisture. For luminous shine. Garnier whole blends argan camellia oils. Find every blend at walmart. Im lumy bargain detergent shifcouldnt keep up. Ter. So, i switched to tide pods. Theyre super concentrated, so i get a better clean. Number one trusted. Number one awarded. Its got to be tide whats going on here . Um. Im babysitting. Thatll be 50 bucks. You said 30 dollars. Yeah, well it was 30 before my fees, like the pizzaordering fee and the dogsitting fee. And the rummage through your closet fee. Are those my heels . Yeah yeah, were the same size. In shoes. 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A penny its ourr back to school one cent event at Office Depot Office Max<\/a>. Notebooks one cent rulers, glue and 12pack pencils all one cent each hurry to Office Depot Office Max<\/a> taking care of business thats why at comcast were continuing to make4 7. Our services more reliable than ever. Like technology that can update itself. An advanced fibernetwork infrustructure. New, more Reliable Equipment<\/a> for your home. And a new culture built around customer service. It all adds up to our most Reliable Network<\/a> ever. One that keeps you connected to what matters most. Victory in court for taylor swift. A jury ruling in favor of the pop superstar in her countersuit against former denver deejay David Mueller<\/a>. He was fired and sued. We get more from scott mclean in denver. Reporter a denver jury awarded taylor swift exactly what she was looking for 1 and vindication. Swift along with her mother, andrea, and radio liaison, frank bell, were being sued by former denver deejay David Mueller<\/a> who claims he was fired after swift falsely accused him of groping her at a backstage meet and greet four years ago. Last week, a judge ruled taylor swift was not liable in the case. Now a jury of six women and two men has agreed andrea swift and frank bell are also not to blame for muellers termination. Swift was countersuing mueller for just 1, claiming assault and battery. She won. Her lawyer spoke to reporters after the verdict was read in court. As i said in the closing, that dollar is a single dollar, and it is of immeasurable value in this evergrowing fight for us to figure out where the lines are and whats right and whats wrong and tolerance and whose body is whose. Reporter taylor swift put out a statement that read in part, my hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. She promised to donate to organization thats help Sexual Assault<\/a> victims defend themselves. I spoke to David Mueller<\/a> on the phone. He maintains he did nothing wrong and says anyone who knows him knows he would not do this. He told me he will continue to do whatever he can to prove his innocence. Christine, dave . Thank you very much for that. Lets check cnn money stream this morning. Global stock markets are higher today. Theyre following wall streets lead. U. S. Stocks notched their biggest rally of the summer because fears over north korea are fading here. Last week, threats between the president and north korea drove stocks to their worst performance in five months. As the tension eases, the s p 500 is jumping 1 . The dow climbing 135 points. Other signs that fear on wall street is fading. Gold, a typical safe haven, fell after several days of gains. Wall streets fear gave the volatility index plunged. The maker of tiki torches wants you to know it has nothing to do with white nationalism. You may have seen photos of white nationalists carrying tiki torches in charlottesville over the weekend. Tiki brand is reminding customer its doesnt support the message, and it is deeply saddened its products are being used this way. Adding that the torches are for positive events like back yard gatherings. Shows you the moment were in, dave briggs, when a tiki torch manufacturer has to issue a statement about how its product is being used. A Twitter Campaign<\/a> seeking to out those young men at that protest. Yes, youre racist at twitter, trying to out them one at a time. Facebook campaign crowdsourcing the identities of those people who were carrying those torches. Thanks for joining us, im christine romans. Im dave briggs. New day starts right now. Well see you tomorrow. President trump retweeting a prominent conspiracy theorist just hours after condemning hate groups. Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists<\/a>. Wont get a mulligan as president of the United States<\/a>. I think what he said today was exactly right. Three ceos leaving trumps Manufacturing Council<\/a> because of the president s lack of response on saturday. Its not hard work to use the words White Supremacy<\/a>, white nationalists and say this has no place in american politics. This is new day with chris cuomo and allisisyn welcome to our viewers in the United States<\/a> and around the world. 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