Hong kong. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im Phil Mattingly in for dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Lets start with the president. President trump admitting during the 2016 president ial race his son don junior met to get information on an opponent. On sunday, the president called the Trump Tower Meeting totally legal and done in politics all the time. Adding i did not know about it. You may know that tweet contradicting the earlier statements. The president acknowledging for the first time the purpose of the meeting was to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton and not to discuss russian adoption. As for it being totally legal . It addresses that the president is now concerned over don junior may have legal exposure in the Robert Mueller probe. That is according to sources
close to the white house. Cnn reported that Michael Cohen may have knew about the meeting despite his denials. Lets get more from boris sanchez. Reporter christine and phil, it has been
Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Sources tell cnn he is concerned that his son don junior may be caught up in the mueller investigation. The white house ready to put sanctions back on iran. That countrys leader is set to speak out as the deadline approaches. Breaking overnight. A second meeting between north korea us kim jongun and President Trump could take place some time later this year. We have reports from tehran and hong kong. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im Christine Romans. Nice to see you. Im phil mattingly. She is putting up with me all week. It is monday, august 6th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. President trump admitting during the 2016 president ial race his son don junior met to get information on an opponent. On sunday, the president called the Trump Tower Meeting totally legal and done in politics all the time. Adding i did not know about it. That tweet directly contradicting the earlier statements. The president acknowledging for
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when arrested by authorities. when i say armed, we are talking ar-15 rifles. they had loaded 30 round magazines and loaded pistols and ammunition. these two had amassed the arsenal in the makeshift travel trailer and buried underground and covered in plastic. no water or electricity inside. those are the conditions of two men and three women and 11 children. the two men in custody are being held without bond because of the abduction of his 3-year-old son. the three women were brought in for questioning and have been released. none of the five adults gave authorities information regarding the status of the missing 3-year-old. the children meanwhile, the 11 children, are in the care of child protective services. it is one thing to see the photos.
discouvery in new mexico. 11 malnourished children were found with no shoes or clothes. two were arrested on the spot. cnn s kaylee hartung has more on the disturbing scene. reporter: christine, phil, so many more questions as we learn more about the story and see the shocking photos. one of the men arrested is the father of the missing 3-year-old. the other, a man by the name of lucas morton. these men were heavily armed with ar-15 rifles. they had loaded 30 round magazines and loaded pistols and ammunition. these two had amassed the arsenal in the makeshift travel trailer and buried underground and covered in plastic. no water or electricity inside. those are the conditions of two
they had loaded 30 round magazines and loaded pistols and ammunition. these two had amassed the arsenal in the makeshift travel trailer and buried underground and covered in plastic. no water or electricity inside. those are the conditions of two men and three women and 11 children. the two men in custody are being held without bond because of the abduction of his 3-year-old son. the three women were brought in for questioning and have been released. it doesn t sound like they answered many questions. none of the five adults gave authorities information regarding the status of the missing 3-year-old. the children meanwhile, the 11 children, are in the care of child protective services. it is one thing to see the photos. it is another to hear the firsthand account of authorities who responded to the scene. the taos county sheriff says it was the worst living conditions he has ever seen. christine and phil. police in berkeley, california arrested 25 people.