Theres a potential organization here. Its not just a case of mistaken identity. Welcome to the wkd. So glad to have you here. And im Martin Savidge in for victor blackwell. And so admitting that the president handled election interference, quote, poorly. The president tried to walk back a statement earlier this week about what hed do if given dirt on an opponent. Heres jim acosta with the president s words and walkback. Reporter President Trump has caused collusion confusion. Now saying he would inform the fbi if a foreign operative tried to offer dirt on an opponent. Hes all over the place appearing to say he was procollusion after months saying there was no collusion. President trump is doing collusion cleanup, insisting he would go to the fbi if a foreign power handed him damaging information about a political rival. But the president has wiggle room conceding he might look at it first. Of course, you give it to the fbi or report it to the attorney general or somebody like that. But
Strange is clearly happening. 8 americans have died there in just 12 months. Most of them were healthy when they got down there for their vacation. They had one thing in common drinking from the Hotel Mini Bar shortly before they became ill. More than 2 million americans go there every year. There is a third thats a third of the countrys tourism. The d. R. Is the most popular spot in the island. It runs on tourist revenue bringing in 6 billion a year. So as they scramble to save their lifeblood, families are grieving, questions are mounting, as is the investigation. In a moment, the devastated daughter of a man who died in the Dominican Republic in january. She says her father was enjoying his retirement. He went there on vacation perfectly healthy and never came home. Plus, former Deputy Assistant director of the fbi who is now involved in this case as well danny colson on what they would be doing there and how they can solve this mystery. First, lets go to Trace Gallagher who breaks
Participating and mayor Pete Buttigieg is also joining in a march starting at any moment there in South Carolina. And then up next in the palmetto state the black Economic Alliance forum where the kinds hope to make their pitch to black voters. Lets check in with cnns senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. This is extremely important. What messages do you think the candidates are focusing on delivering today . Reporter well good morning. No question South Carolina the first in the south primary at the end of next february is critical to all of these candidates, certainly to send them on their way when the primaries start happening across the country. But right now several of these candidates are introducing themselves to voters particularly but, beto orourke, cory booker, Elizabeth Warren, coming as well trying to make their case. They are making an economic argument as well. You said this morning that senator booker and beto orourke were joining striking workers, a mcdonts strik