i went from being a cpa to a tax attorney because our clients needed more. call us, and let us put our 30 years of tax experience to work for you. make world trade fair again. that's the basic message from the u.s. president has he addresses asia's economic leaders. and explosive allegation with political implications. fall out after a senate hopeful is accused of preying on teenage girls. and yet another hollywood sex scandal. critically acclaimed comedian louie ck is the latest entertainer accused of sexual misconduct. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world.

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. 3:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the u.s. president donald trump in vietnam this day. the issue of trade front and center there. mr. trump telling leaders at the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit the u.s. will no longer engage in large economic trade agreement that he says ties the u.s. hands. instead he said the u.s. would engage in one-on-one trade deals with any country in the region that abides by fair trade rules and that it would shutout any countries that don't. >> we are not going to let the united states be taken advantage of anymore. i am always going to put america first the same way that i expect all of you in this room to put your countries first. >> the america first message tailored for a different

audience there. beyond the president's message to world leaders, there's been another lingering question. will mr. trump meet with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin. there are confusing signals on that front. the white house saying tlehere' no formal meeting on president trump's schedule although the men could bump into each other. russian officials had raised the possibility the two men would talk one-on-one. let's now bring in cnn's nick robinson following the president. let's talk about the president's comments on the stage there. criticism of the world trade organization, the topic of north korea certainly on the table. what more do you have to say? >> reporter: sure, on the issue of the world trade organization president trump said something that we've heard him say before, which is that he doesn't feel the world trade organization arbitrates fairly with the united states in terms of trade, trading with other countries he said the united states was no longer going tosert of look the other way where there were cases where intellectual property

rights were being abused. that he made very clear. he also talked the issues in some countries some governments unfairly support the companies the united states are trying to do business with. that's something the united states is not going to be tolerating. interestingly subsequently to president trump speaking, president xi spoken. president trump talks about making bilateral relationships with all these different countries, really assuring globalization. president xi said globalization is really the way of the future and those that don't share in globalization is really sort of stopping the progress of their countries. but president trump also speaking about the threat of north korea, and calling for all those nations present here at apex apec to be united. this is what he said.

>> the future of the people must not be held hostage to the dictators fantasies of violent conquest and nuclear blackmail. >> so i think when it comes to trade, certainly everyone here has heard president trump and we got applause at times this sort of nationalist message that i look out for your my country and you should look out for yours as well. but there does seem to be push back from some of the leaders here that does not seem to be the way they see the region. >> let's push on that, nick. the president did speak about renewed partnerships throughout the region in direct contrast to his america first message that rallies his base, as we mentioned a moment ago, the message we heard america first almost tailored to the audience there. so for anyone looking for further clarification, did his message today allay any concerns about the prospect of america

becoming less of a player in the region? >> reporter: well, he said that the united states was very much concerned about keeping, you know, an open and free indo-pacific region, apparently speaking about china. and china's expansion measures in the south china seas. he was it was important china support all countries in the region for having nautical free access there. and this is something that china has called on u.s. flights flying over that area to vacate the area, military areas that china has been militarizing in the south china seas. his message before it was up lifting if you will and aspirational in the beginning talking about how all the different nations here in this

region had prosperred economically, had done well in the last 40, 50 years talking about those constellation of stars, talking about them as individual countries, individual entities. that moment he had them applauding america puts america first and you should put your country first, yes that does seem to be something they get behind but there does to seem -- >> and the possibility of mr. trump meeting with the russian president vladimir putin and certainly the optics carry significance given the ongoing investigations into president trump's campaign in 2016, possible collusion with russia. so with regards to that meeting, will it happen? are we hearing any new signs because there is a great deal of

uncertainty. >> reporter: i think at the moment thebust way to read it is it's not going to happen other than the margins of the meeting. we heard the white house press spokesperson say it's a scheduling issue. we understand that president trump had a degree of time, a number of hours this afternoon where he could hold bilateral meetings. so are there other meetings going on that preclude this? if there are, we don't know about them. it's really being held out that there's a possibility that president putin and president trump could meet here. will it become a pull aside rather than a bilateral meeting back to hamburg at the g-20 last year where it was rumored to be they weren't going to meet, and then it was going to be pull aside and then it got upgraded to a bilateral. and it seemed that russians back in the summer really favored having it upgraded to a bilateral. and it's the u.s. side again resisting going any level of

meeting they have. and tillerson noting it's really not worth doing unless we've got something substantive. it didn't play very well for the white house over this summer. it was kind of shrouded in secrecy. the agenda kept rolling out slowly, had tee be clarified. it didn't work well for the white house. there's that central issue of russia's meddling in the u.s. election. back in hamburg there was sitting on the idea of why there were cease-fires in syria, but at the moment there's sort of a difference of opinion in the outcome of president assad, that bone. the hope that russia could join other nations, you know perhaps

a draw necessarily draw north korea into some kind of talks. george. >> mixed messages for sure. a russian presidential official, though, saying a meeting will happen one way or another. we'll have to see as you point out, nick, how this meeting, if this meeting takes place. live for us in vietnam. thank you for the reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. in the meantime, new details are coming to light in the investigation of the election. he testified before congress about what allegedly happened during a 2013 trip ipto moskow. important to note this was before mr. trump became president. cnn's manu raju has this report for us. > reporter: president trump's lodge time confidant, former bodyguard keith schiller testified. some of the sources tell both me and my colleague about details

of the trip that schiller took with private citizen donald trump back in 2013 to moskow when they went there because of trump's involvement with the miss universe pageant in moskow. what schiller told the committee was an offer made by a russian to send five women up to donald trump's hotel room that night. now, schiller said he took it as a joke. he later told trump about it on their way up to his hotel room that night. trump laughed it off. schiller waited outside the hotel room and then after several minutes sort of left and did not say what happened for the rest of the night. the reason this is significant is this all part of the investigation into that so-called dossier, of allegations compiled by that former british agent, christopher steel, looking into any trump-russia connections. there are some solas vegas s

allegations in that dossier, some of which have not been verified. and this is why investigators were asking the questions. they want to know if russians had dirt on trump just at the same time they were meddling in the u.s. elections. this comes as special counsel mueller's investigation is ramping up itself. he interviewed steven miller, one of the senior aides at the white house talking to him about the firing of former fbi director james comey as well as things that happened during the campaign season. given that it is steven miller that is so very close to trump during the campaign season and at the white house, but we are told that the comeyal firing was first and foremost on the special counsel's mind as he start to investigate possible obstruction of justice with the president. manu raju, cnn, washington. >> manu, thank you for the reporting. before arriving in vietnam the russian president vladimir putin accused the united states of trying to undermine his

country. specifically he's suggesting that the allegations of russian athletes be involved in doping could be part of a u.s. plot to meddle in next year's russian presidential election. here's what he sahad to say. >> translator: this is what is bothering me. the olympics start when? in february. and when our presidential elections in march. this is big suspicion for someone to create discontent among sport lovers. allegations that russia was involved in that. there are big suspicions for retaliation in our alleged meddling in their election they, the united states wants to create problems for the election in russia. which is very bad as it undermines the very idea of the olympic movement. >> the international olympic committee is investigating the allegations of a state run

doping system. it has banned six cross country skiers for live for doping allegations. here in alabama the republican candidate for senate is denying allegations that he pursued relationships with teenage girls. in an explosive report "the washington post" alleges that roy moore initiated a sexual encounter with this 14-year-old girl. he was 32 years old at the time. aside from her, police interviewed four other women. he vowed to never give up the fight and made calls to withdca withdraw his capped d.c. he wrote, quote, we are in the midst of a spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message. right now it says it doesn't have all the facts.

in a statement the white house press secretary said the following. "like most americans where the president believes we cannot allow a mere allegation in this case one more from years ago to destroy a person's life. republican and democratic lawmakers are also responding. >> yeah, it's awful. >> how concerning? >> it was concerning for anybody. i don't care what side of the aisle you're on. that's a horrific allegation. >> if the allegations are true, he needs to step aside. >> how are you concerned this is going to hurt the republican party? >> well, i think if he does what he should do, does the right thing and steps aside, i don't think it'll hurt the republican party. >> if they're true, he should step aside. >> well, i don't know. it's a devastating, nasty story. if the revelations, if that's true, i don't believe there'd be anyplace for him in the u.s.

senate. >> a lot to talk about here. let's bring in amy green. amy is an american political science researcher and professor at the international research university. it's good to have you with us to talk about this. you just heard a moment there the reaction from lawmakers. it's been relatively consistent if the allegations are true, he should step aside. but moore is framing this as more of a partisan attack. will voters see these allegations as a matter of right orlift as he's suggest or many people are seeing it the difference between right and wrong? >> yeah, i think you're hitting on a key dividing point. i think that republican lawmakers might wish to see it as a division between left and right, as republicans being able to excuse such behavior. but, you know, following the weinstein allegations you've seen this sort of floodgate open with women talking about their stories of survival, of victimhood. i think that societal dialogue

is changing to some extent about such issues, and this general sense there's no appetite any longer within u.s. society to accept such thingsmism i think while some lawmakers might like to see this as a simple left and right matter, you're seeing a dialogue changing in society. and there will be absolutely no tolerance for lawmakers or people in positions of power that abuse their power this way. >> moore has indicated he will not give up. the question here, what recourse do people have? if he decides not to step aside and to keep in this. >> yeah, i mean the question is sort of, you know, what does his party leadership impose on him? how does the party rebound from that? i mean should he decide not to step down, of course, that doesn't harm him insertf the immediate specter. but the question is the image for the entire party afterwards. it comes down to this question

of moral stance coming back time and time again since the election of trump since obviously issues beyond this one, until where will the party not take the moral stance, not make a decision to distance itself from problematic behavior, from abusive behavior? so you might not see a change in the fate of this particular person in the immediate sense, but the repercussions can certainly be much more far reaching for office holders and for the party in general, even nationwide. >> so at a time when sexual harassment, sexual misconduct is front and center, if moore continues on, what impact would this story, would these allegations have on the party? because again this is something that is resonate with so many people, and we heard the reaction from lawmakers. but if he continues on, will this have a substantial impact? >> well, yeah, you can certainly think it would. and of course the republicans

have been taken such an important losses in these smaller elections. i say small, and it's not small at all these victories. but the question is looking to 2018 and what is the consequence of the party. and the question is this moral high ground of what's right versus what's wrong. we've been seeing a demand for women and men throughout the country asking for leadership, asking about strongerkishness about these issues. it's interesting and you look at what's going in britain right now because of sexual allegations at the highest levels you see the defense secretary for example stepping down. so there can be consequences beyond one sturbern person. but i think if the party makes this a priority, if they take a stand and say this is not acceptable, there are mechanisms in party leadership to pressure this person to step down. so it really does come down to question of what is the republican willing to tolerate,

where does it take a stand, and when does it decide or not decide to take a moral high ground on this important issue? >> thanks for being with us. >> thank you. still ahead here on "cnn newsroom," another story about sexual misconduct allegations. this time against the comedian louie ck. we have details ahead. also on capitol hill, a big day for the gop tax plan. stay with us. it only takes a second for an everyday item

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welcome back to cnn "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. beyond the investigations, beyond the finger pointing and beyond the salacious allegations, some of the people's work is also being done on capitol hill. thursday was a very important day for the republican tax plan, but it's not a done deal yet. cnn's phil mattingly has this report for us. >> reporter: tonight for the republican tax plan, one major step forward in the house. >> the bill is passed. the committee is adjourned. >> reporter: as the gop proposal unveiled in the u.s. senate underscores just how many differences still remain. >> in 30 years and america is ready for tax reform again.

>> reporter: the house ways and means committee voting to approve their version of the tax overhaul, putting a bill on track for a house floor vote text week. >> we ran in 2016 on this doing tax reform. the president ran on doing this tax reform. so this is about fulfilling our promises to the american people. >> reporter: but even after late change tuesday the pull to bring it in line budgetary targets, still late differences. the house collapses individual brackets with a top rate of 39.6%. the senate, 7 brackets. the top rate 38.6%. the house bill makes immediate a corporate rate cut to 20% from 35%. the senate bill phases that cut in over a year. the house will allows the state and local property tax deduction up to $10,000. the senate bill repeals that entirely. the house bill caps the mortgage interest deduction for new

mortgages at $500,000. the senate bill leaves that untouched. with each difference, republican members and no shortage of lobbying interests fighting to keep their own preferred route alive. potentially imperilling the bill each step of the way. gop leaders in both chambers brushing off the differences. >> and yes the senate bill is going to be different from the house bill because that's the legislative process. but what's encouraging in all of this we have a framework we established with the white house and the senate. and these bills are being written inside that framework. >> reporter: democrats remain unified in their opposition to the bill and the entire process. >> why don't we do it where there's the least opportunity for people to review it. let's do it very fast. let's do it very fast. speed of light, in the dark of light in back rooms without even their own members. what an insult to the intelligence of their own members. what an insult to the intelligence of the american people as they make an assault on the middle class.

>> reporter: as even top gop targets for potential bipartisanship pan the gop path so far. >> we're not involved at all. on the senate side being a conservative democratic, fiscal conservative democrat, not even the sit down by my republican call eelgs and centers. i don't think that's the right way to do it. >> reporter: even now saying they remain on track to say they will do it by christmas. >> phil mattingly with that report from washington. still to come here on newsroom, president trump saying the u.s. will no longer tolerate trade imbalances that harm american companies and workers. plus cnn has exclusive reaction from inside north korea over president trump's negative remarks ability that nation's capitol. some responses that may surprise

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3:30 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast. welcome back to viewers here in the united states and all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. thank you for being with us. the u.s. president addressed leaders just a short time ago in vietnam at the summit of asia pacific leaders. he vowed to change a huge trade imbalance between the united states and otheration countries including china. the president says decades of wad deals by previous administrations have hurt u.s.

companies. listen. >> when the united states enters into a trading relationship with other countries or other peoples, we will from now on expect that our partners will faithfully follow the rules just like we do. we expect that markets will be open to an equal degree on both sides. >> mike joins us now from hong kong. he's a senior fellow at the u.s.-china institute at the university of southern california. it's good to have you with us to talk about this story. mike, the president's message on china and trade. he says he no longer blames china but rather blames the leaders who came before him for what he sees as trade imbalances. this is cleary a major shift from the message he had with his base as candidate which was much more severe.

let's listen. >> we can't continue to allow china to tape our country, and that's what they're doing. china is taking our jobs, our money, our base, our manufacturing. what they've done to us is the greatest single theft in the history of the world. the greatest abuser in the history of this country. >> so the question to you, you know, that was the message back then. a very different message now. is all forgiven now that the president is deflecting blame to people who came before him? >> in china trump seemed to be going out of his way to flatter the chinese leader xi jinping. he talked a great deal about what a close personal relationship he had. and i think what he was looking for on the trade front were signings of agreements that he can trump it as billions of dollars for american companies. and the agreements that were

signed, however, were mostly memorandas of understanding it's going to be long time before a lot of those ever come to fruition if indeed they do. and my sense is that on the more profound structural questions u.s. access to the chinese market, the chinese regulations that force american companies to hand over it or intellectual property for access and so on, trump really didn't push that very hard. he was looking for kind affbig political hit. and i think one question going forward is once he gets back to washington, will trump and the people around him start to push china harder on trade because he certainly didn't appear to do so while he was in beijing despite his tough campaign ret rrk. >> we heard a nuance, kind of a refrained message from the first. the president suggesting he will put america first, he expects other nations to do the same. this populous message that seems

in contrast to world leaders. many of these leaders focused on growth through globalism. so do other nations welcome those populous points of view, that new direction? or do they dismiss that and just move on without the u.s.? >> i think it was very telling that just before trump arrived in vietnam there were reports that the other countries who had along with the u.s. negotiated this transpacific partnership, the tpp, which president trump pulled out of, to go ahead and move ahead without the united states. they are dmited to multilateralism. they aren't comfortable with the direction president trump is taking. it's also interesting when chinese president xi jinping spoke he was the one who talked about poverty level, and he got a much warmer reception than

president trump did. so i think that tells you something. >> thank you for the insight today. the view now from north korea. cnn's will ripply is in pyongyang where he's the only tv reporter from an american news outlet. he has an exclusive report on how north korean's are reacting to the president's tough words to their country. >> reporter: in north korea, state mead crugave only a brief mention of president trump's speech at the south korean national assembly. no details of his scathing indictment of north korean human rights and harsh words for their supreme leader kim jong-un. >> north korea is not the paradise your grandfather envisioned. it is a hell that no person deserves. >> reporter: despite hevy restrictions on the flow of information our government guides allow us to tell pyongyang citizens exactly what

trump said. that's absurd says this housewife. the reality here is very different. we're leading a happy life, and we enjoy exclusive rights. when you say you have rights people don't have outside of north korea, what do you mean by th that? one example is our out standing leader kim jong-un, he xi says. he's leadingtuse a better future. trump has no right to talk about human rights. he's a simple war maniac. a war newspaper called president trump's words warmongering filthy rhetoric spewing out of his snout like garbage that reeks of gunpowder to ignite war. i asked him about president trump's claim that north korea is a failed state where most live in poverty. drawing a stark contrast to their neighbor in the south. why do you think that south korea's economy is much larger

than north korea's? do you agree with president trump that it's your policies to blame? he knows nothing at all about this part of the country, he says. here we have housing, medical care. he was raised an orphan. his parents died serving the government. the united nations says most koreans live without regular electricity, clean water and nutritious food. what about people who don't live here in pyongyang, people who live out in the countryside? we're building our economy even under the sanctions and economic blockade by the americans he says. and even in western countries there's a big difference between life in the capitol and small towns. on 17 trips to north korea i've never heard anyone criticize the government. there is zero-tolerance for dissent of any kind. defectors testifying to the u.n. often paint a much darker picture of life inside of north

korea. but here no deviation from the party line. they say this country is not hell, it's home. will ripply, cnn, pyongyang, north korea. >> the u.s. first lady melania trump did not accompany her husband to the apec summit in vietnam. instead she'll be staying behind in china to tour a section of the great wall. earlier he visited a renown panda exhibit. after leaving china she will fly to alabama to spend some type time with u.s. troops before returning back to washington. still ahead here on "newsroom," the latest celebrity accused of sexual misconduct. we'll tell you about the fall out against louie ck. and shining bright light on sexual harassment here. a town hall discussion on cnn exposes outrageous practices on capitol hill.

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welcome back to "newsroom." i'm george howell. a u.s. comedian is under fire. five women are accusing louie ck of sexual misconduct. it's part of a bombshell report "the new york times" and the reaction to the fall out has been swift. cnn's tom foreman as the story. >> are you having a good time? >> is it okay if i stay here for a few more days? >> let me think about it and we'll talk about it. >> reporter: even in the best of times i love you daddy might be controversial. a movie about a divorced man. >> is that your girlfriend? >> oh, god, that's my daughter, coastlina. >> reporter: who's teenage daughter starts dating a much older film director. >> is that weird? >> it's not that weird. he likes young girls. >> yes, he does. >> reporter: but now the premier and a promotional appearance on the late show have been canceled after "the new york times"

report that the film star and director exposed and fondled himself in front of women in several incidents. >> well, you know, sexual perversion is a problem. you can't stop it. people got to do what they got to do. >> reporter: it's the kind of behavior louie ck frequently jokes about in his stand up act. >> i'm getting kind of a tapy vibe from this girl. you think i'm going to tape you on the off chance hopefully you're into that [ bleep ]? >> reporter: indeed the comedian has built a tv show, an army of fans and a reputation as a comedy ground breaker with his coarse talk about sensitive matters. in numerous instances they say they were invited to private places such as hotel rooms where he stripped off and masturbated

in front of them. then they say they felt pressured to keep quiet and act like nothing was wrong. >> i mean everybody's a pervert. i'm a pervert. who cares? >> reporter: cnn has not independently confirmed any of these allegations. we have reached out to louie ck for any comment and have heard nothing yet. and his publicist told "the new york times" the comedian will not be answering any questions. >> tom, thanks for the report. hbo is also distancing itself from the comedian. the company says louie ck will not be part of its up coming special, night of too many stars, hbo unites for autism. and fx says it is troubled by the allegations and is conducting a review of the situation. more fall out on actor kevin spacey over sexual harassment allegations against him. spacey is being cut out of the

up coming film "all the money in the world." that decision made by the film's director and supported by sony pictures. spacey will be replassed by actor christopher plumber. that movie still set to be released december 22nd. that's a very big change to happen in a very short amount of time. we're told a move like this is almost unheard of. >> reporter: this unprecedented move by sony to take kevin spacey out of this movie set to hit theaters in just six weeks. it's going to cost them a lot of money to not only reshoot the scenes he was in but they have to get these other big stars to come back and do this as well. i have never really heard a situation like this before where they actually not only decided to cut somebody out of the movie but recast him. so consistfer plumber's now taken on spacey's role.

no word fromstasiy's camp. i have reached out repeatedly about this new development and recent allegations against him. no word. i can tell you sony pictures is setting the bar for other hollywood film studios to not stand for sexual harassment, assault. although spacey has not been criminally charged with anything, this is important right now because we are living through a movement when it comes to these type of allegations. i spoke with sony people and people inside the reason they're spending all this money to reshoot and recast spacey's parts in the film because it's a great movie. and it's going to be one of the greatest movies hopefully in oscar season, and they want people to go into this film with an open mind and not having these spacey allegations looming over the film. >> thank you for the report. a u.s. senator wants congress to do a better job of

handling complaints. christian appeared thursday on a cnn town hall on sexual harassment. it was moderated by a cnn anchor. >> reporter: new reporting by cnn has exposed a little known government program. it turns out for years congress has been paying out settlements to victims of sexual harassment on capitol hill with our taxpayer dollars. and that's not the only outrageous part. the current paleacy says if you work in congress and you accuse someone of sexual harassment you are required to go through 30 days of counseling, then 30 days of mediation, and then you have to wait another 30 days before you can file a formal complaint. oh, and lawmakers have no idea how much settlement money is being paid out. democratic senator keirsten jill obrant has introduced new legislation to overhaul this entire system. you are trying to change things, ask it is stunning the it u.s. government is using taxpayer money to pay for these

settlements. do you know how many of these secretive settlements there have been? >> no, i don't, and hopefully we can find that out. but the system is broken. and congress should never be able to play above the rules and be above the law. we're going to try to introduce a bipartisan bill soon. and we're going to change how it work. so now the process can be transparent and accountable so you don't have to do that mandatory counseling and mandatory mediation. you can choose what process you want for yourself. i think the most powerful piece of legislation will be a survey done every two years to determine what's the climate here. because how many interns out there have never felt they could report these things? how many young staffers feel if they report something that they will be scorned or will never have a job on capitol hill again? and i'm most worried about thel. so we need to change the process for them so that they can have

accountable and have at least some process that doesn't marginalize them or embarrass them or try to stifle their views. >> speaking with my colleague allison, and our international viewers of course can watch the full special with allison in just over an hour from now. "tipping point, sexual harassment in america." that's coming up at 10:00 a.m. in london, 6:00 p.m. in hong kong only here on cnn. the latestalitieserication that left a u.s. senator with six broken ribs. what we know about the relationship between rand paul and his alleged attacker. disast. my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. they're super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. it's got to be tide on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting.

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back here in the united states there is still a great deal of mystery over what led to the apparent attack on a prominent u.s. lawmaker. the neighbor who allegedly assaulted senator rand paul has pleaded not guilty and he's not saying much else beyond that. our cnn investigative correspondent drew griffon has this report for us. >> reporter: rene bushe silently entered court this morning, pleaded not guilty and within minutes had slipped out a back door with his attorney avoiding more than a dozen members of the

media still trying to get one question answered, why did you do it? he's accused of blind siding the senator last friday, the senator recovering from six broken ribs and fluid around his lungs. for 17 years these two men have been neighbors, sharing this property line in a gated community just outside bowling green, kentucky. an investigation is continuing, and his fourth degree misdemeanor assault charges could according to warren at or near amy mill kn could become much more serious. >> the conditions include a 1,000 foot stay away, 200 feet stay away if he's at his home. >> reporter: he's a retired anise thesologist and democrat. rand paul is an opt mallgist is

staunch republican. the senator even piling on by retweeting two articles that raised politics as a motive. bushe attorney again said that is all bunk. >> this has nothing to do with any politics, any liberal versus conservative or republican versus democrat. it's just not about that. it's a personal dispute between two neighbors. >> reporter: matthew baker says the motive is in line with what cnn has already reported. that the two men who share this long lawn has a dispute. as to disputes of a long-standing dispute with the attack, the statement read, the pauls have had no contact with him in years. this was not a fight.

it was a blind side violent attack by a disturbed person. >> they had not spoken to each other in years, but i still think you can have -- i'm certain that you can have a personal dispute without having spoken. it has to do with the maintenance of each other's property and the disagreement that two neighbrs, two adjoining neighbors have had over that. >> drew griffon reporting there. thank you so much. and thank you for being with us. i'm gorge howell at the cnn center in atlanta. for ow vurers here in the united states, "early start" is up next. for my viewers around the world up next is max foster. thanks for watching cnn, t world's news leader.

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