ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at the arlington national cemetery. we'll bring that to you, of course, live when it begins. this "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good morning to you. listen, we want to show you live pictures that we're getting in here. first of all, president trump sitting down with vietnam's president in hanoi. >> earlier, he spoke with the russian president vladimir putin about meddling in the 2016 election. president trump said putin denies the allegations and that he believes them. but putin's press secretary told cnn that that discussion never happened, as far as he knows. meanwhile, president putin is calling this an internal political struggle and saying that russia is ready for better relations with the u.s. >> translator: as you know and i often talk about it, we are prepared to turn the page to go forward to look into the future

to solve the problems that are of interest to people of the united states. and people of the russian federation. to think about fulfilling our economic relations with the specific serious content. just look at the latest economic forum in st. petersburg. there was the greatest number of american companies there. >> cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny is live in da nang for us. >> let's go live to jeff first. jeff, what else did the president say about that discussion that still the russians are disputing actually happened? >> reporter: good morning, victor and kristie. this is really a perfect metaphor for all of the confusion that has existed over this meeting really the last couple days in vietnam at this economic summit. would president trump and president putin actually meet. we're told they had a series of conversations very brief. about two or three conversations. one of which, the longest of

which was about five minutes long. certainly not a formal bilateral meeting that most leaders have attending this summit. there is again a discrepancy whether they talked about election meddling or not. president trump did not address reporters here on camera, as many other leaders did actually. but he did talk to reporters as he flew from here in da nang to the evening stop of vietnam's capital of hanoi this evening. here's what he said about russian meddling. he said, look, basically agree to disagree here. he said every time he sees me, he says i didn't do it. i really believe when he tells me that he means that but he says i didn't do that. so, again, this is president trump's interpretation of putin saying he did not meddle in the election. now, this is something that essentially has been asked and answered by almost every corner of washington with the exception of the oval office.

u.s. intelligence officials have agreed that russia did meddle in the election. of course, it's under investigation, if there was collusion between the russian officials and the trump campaign. that has yet to be determined. we don't know the answer to that. the fact that meddling has been stipulated to by most people except president trump. clearly, there's a feeling that president trump wants to move about this. he wants to talk about north korea and syria. they did in fact issue joint statement about syria and isis. of course, they have many disagreements there. but this entire question of russian meddling hung over all of this. in the end, the president told reporters this, he said we have a potential for a very good relationship. that is telling a sign that the relationship is not good. he said we have the potential for a good relationship. >> jeff zeleny, we preert it. thank you. let's bring in josh rogin,

cnn political comment for "the washington post" and jack kingston, former senior adviser to the trump campaign. jack, let me start with you, the reaction to president trump's statement also in this gaggle about russian meddling. and the credence he puts in the denial from president putin. >> yeah, i would say like i'm really troubled by this, but i'm not surprised. this is what president trump has been saying all along, that he basically believes putin when putin says i didn't do it. and trump says, okay, that's good enough for me, case closed. luckily for america and our democracy, there are lots of other people in washington and around the world who don't believe putin when he says i didn't do it. and who are looking into this. we're talking about the mueller investigation. we're talking about the senate. we're talking about the house. we're talking about our intelligence agencies. we're talking about lots and lots of think tanks and

academics all over the world who believe the russians interfered. and believed they're still doing it in 2018 and 2020. and to just throw our hands up and say well i asked him and he said he didn't do it what are we going to do simple y is not acceptable. and in the next part, he says, i think putin is upset that we accused him. and he's more worried about putin's hurt feelings than he is about the attack that the russians did on our democracy. and that bodes poorly for any future hope that the president or this white house may, "a," come around to the realization that this actually happened and the russians actually did it. and "b," actually supporting us to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> and now not only did the president say or intimate that he believes russian president vladimir putin but at called the former director of national intelligence. the former director of the cia,

the former fbi director actually political hacks, actually using that phrase. taking the word of president putin over essentially the entire u.s. intelligence community here. >> well, i think, number one, people like clapper and comey have proven themselves to be very political. at least not removed from the politics. but i also want to say, ial agree with josh, this doesn't surprise me. but i also would say it doesn't trouble me. because i think it's almost a perfunctory statement now. because the minute he meets with putin, that's going to be the question certainly by the press. so, he needs to just kind of get that out of the way. i think what's more important and where i think his serious pivot would be is we talked about jointly defeating isis in syria. and we talked about a nonmilitary solution to syria. and i think building on the relationship that he has established with putin during, you know, very hard times and difficult circumstances, i think

that's a positive step. >> but those can be parallel conversations, right? you don't have to sacrifice being firm with the russian president about meddling in the election in 2016 to make some headway in syria, do you? >> i agree. but i also want to get back to what putin said about the american companies meeting in st. petersburg. there are a lot of american companies. i've spoken to the american chamber of commerce some moscow these are procter & gamble, ibm, pepsi. big players in america. and i think both leaders want to get beyond this. i'm not saying it's over with. there's no evidence. because i also agree with josh, that russia, as a lot of countries do get involved in other countries' politics, but i still think we need to have a significant relationship for a neutral national security and economic reasons. >> josh, in the conversation of these companies that would require lifting sanctions. >> well, that's right --

>> as all of the sanctions that were signed by the president earlier this year have been implemented? >> right. this is why we can't take vladimir putin at his word because he's willfully ignoring the fact that russia is heavily sanctioned. mostly because they invaded ukraine and crimea. and above the president's objection, by a veto-proof majority, that's why the president signed the bill. and those sanctions aren't coming off anytime soon. unless putin decides to stop meddling in the ukraine and give back ukraine, et cetera. it can't be on putin's terms. it can't be on where putin issal allowed to run roughshod in the military. it can't be on putin's terms where the russians interfere with the election and say, oh, no, you don't want to admit to it, i guess we're out of

options. and can we be honest about syria, the russians are supporting a brutal dictator, committing mass atrocities against its people. and gassing children. hundreds of thousands are murdered. and we say, oh, well, at least we defeated isis. right? >> well, wait, josh, you can't see at least we defeated isis like we still believe there's a junior varsity of terrorism. that's a significant thing that was started by john kerry, by the way. >> yeah, but let's be clear that doesn't solve the problem of syria. and that the war continues after isis. and that the post-isis battlefield is being controlled by syria assad, russia and iran. and the u.s. is asleep at the wheel, right? that's a whole other segment that i'd love to do with you guys because i know you know a lot about this and all that. but my point is trump is not just acquiescing to putin's lighting on hacking. he's also doing it on syria. and that's a big problem because

again -- >> josh -- >> a president who has bombed russian assets in syria as you know -- >> no, no, he gave the russians the warning to get out of the way. >> all right -- >> they don't even have a good relationship with another superpower. >> yeah, on our terms not on theirs. >> josh rogin, jack kingston, thank you very much. of course, the passionate conversation continues because the president's trip continues. we'll follow it all morning. >> it does indeed. and the folks there are waiting for the president right now. i want to show you live pictures of the state dinner that's awaiting him. you see many of the dignitaries there who are waiting for the president to arrive. as soon as he does, we will let you know. big dinner here as he meets with the president there in vietnam. stay close. now, domestically, roy moore, he is strongly denying the sexual abuse allegations against him pledging to stay in the race. but what do voters in alabama think? we are live there -- next.

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next to him, we have secretary of state rex tillerson as well as john kelly. >> several members of the president's cabinets here being welcomed by the president of vietnam. we see here taking the customary photos here. and a lot to discuss while he is in hanoi. the president also made news this morning about conversations with russian president vladimir putin. we'll talk more about that throughout the morning. but they're sitting down. there will be a welcome and then thanks from the president and then they'll get down to dinner. all right. coming back to the u.s., specifically, alabama, this morning senate candidate roy moore is doubling down on his denials calling allegations that he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl false and misleading. >> the alabama republican says the accusations from 40 years ago are, quote, politically motivated. despite his denials, the allegations have created a real divide in the republican party. more than a dozen republicans say moore needs to leave the

race. but former white house chief strategist steve bannon says he's backing him. >> until there's additional evidence on judge moore, i'm standing with him. >> cnn's vaughn savage live for us in alabama. that seems to be the sentiment of many alabamians, does it not? they're sticking by him, is that right? >> reporter: that's right, christi, good morning to you. those who have supported judge moore as many people know him here continue to do so. and despite the fact that maybe on the national level, the republican party is trying to distance itself. no sign of that here in alabama. in fact, today, the state gop is offering a statewide door knock campaign to get the juan they support, the candidate himself has not changed either. >> reporter: roy moore taking to

talk radio of allegations included of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in 1979. first reported by "the washington post." >> these allegations are completely false. and misleading. but more than that, it hurts me personally because, you know, i'm a father. i have one daughter. i have five granddaughters. and i have a special concern for protection of young ladies. this is really hard to get on talk radio and explain this. and these allegations are just completely false. >> reporter: moore says he has no recollection of his most serious accuser leigh corfman who said when she was 14 and moore was 32, he undressed and sexually abused her. >> i don't know miss corfman from anybody. i never talked to her. never had any contact with her. allegations with sexual misconduct with her is completely false. >> reporter: one question looms, should moore continue or quit his quest for the u.s. senate.

even republicans are divided. >> if they're true, you know, that's bad. he needs to step out of the race. there's no question of that. >> reporter: moore is still finding support in his home state, but in washington where he's hoping to take over jeff sessions' senate seat, more than a dozen say moore should step down if the accusations are true. >> if they're true, he should step aside. >> if that's true, i don't believe there would be anyplace for him in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: the political stand triggering reaction from president trump around the world. speaking from air force one, white house spokesperson sarah sanders first giving the impression trump was supporting moore. >>ed president believes that we cannot allow a mere allegation in this case one from many years ago to destroy a person's life. >> reporter: but in the next line -- >> however, the president believes if the allegations are true, judge moore will do the right thing and step aside. >> reporter: moore himself is showing absolutely no indication

of quitting. in a phone interview moore's brother said his brother's accusers are either being paid or supporting moore's democratic component. then comparing his brother's political problems to the persecution of jesus christ. but the question remains, with the shocking accusations impacting alabama voters. it depends on who you talk to. >> why didn't it come up seven, eight months ago when he was winning. two weeks from now, all this stuff comes up. i believe it's a lot of b.s., i really do. i think he's a nice guy. >> reporter: and that's the skepticism you hear from a lot of those who support judge moore. his campaign has only got a few weeks left. christi and victor. >> martin savidge, we appreciate it so much. thank you. we've got live pictures here from hanoi. this is the vietnam president

tran dai quang. we know in attendance, secretary of state rex tillerson sitting to the president's right. also general kelly we saw walk into the room. we know after this state of welcome we'll hear from the president, of course. >> and we've heard from the president actually quite a bit in the last 24 hours particularly when it comes to russia. he, it turns out in some of the sideline conversations with president putin did discuss, president trump says, the russian meddling in the u.s. election. and he says to reporters that president putin told him he absolutely did not meddle in our election. he did not do what they're saying he did. the president was then pressed as to whether he believed president putin at the time. and at that point, president trump said, look, i can't stand there and argue with him. every time he sees me, he says i didn't do that. i really believe when he tells me that he means it. but he says i didn't do that.

he's very, very strong in the fact that he did not do that. we say this -- this is what president trump is telling reporters on air force one. >> yeah. >> but we're getting a different pressure from russia. >> the president secretary for president putin said this conversation never happened. and that president trump and president putin never discussed 2016 russian meddling in the election. and the president went on to say and this is a gaggle with reporters -- that's what we call it -- but the president said that i think he's -- speaking of russian president putin -- i think he's very insulted by it. they continued to ask him about russian meddling, if you want to know the truth. the president goes on to say, all he said is, he never did that. and i think he's very insulted by it which is not good for our country. because again, we had say relationship with russia, north korea, our single biggest problem now.

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so glad to have you with us. we want to show you the live picture it's right now of president trump and the vietnamese president tran dai quang. they are at the state dinner. getting the welcome comments to all of the dignitaries there

that are with them. the president does have many members of his administration with him. we've got secretary of state rex tillerson. and chief of staff david kelley is there. and we're waiting for the president to step up to that microphone, as he's going to make some formal comments as well. later, we know there will be a joint press conference. >> yeah. >> with the vietnamese president in which we're told reporters will be able to ask questions. >> obviously there will be comments about the russian president vladimir putin. let's go to ivan watson who is joining us from the continent now. ivan, first, conversations that -- what's on the table here in this discussion of turning the page? obviously, that's something that russian president vladimir putin has probably wanted for some time, considering the economic sanctions that his country has faced. and will continue to face. but what's on the table here? what are we hearing from president putin? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, there have been

sanctions in place ever since the civil war erupted in ukraine with the governments in kiev. accusing russia of military intervention into ukraine. something that the russians kind of continue to deny. so the sanctions were imposed not only by the u.s. but also by the european union. moscow wants to get past that. clearly, the russians wants to have a face-to-face meeting with president trump here in vietnam. and both sides were not able to come to a time for a bilateral meeting. the white house said that there were scheduling problems there. putin, more recently, has joked that the schedulers will be punished for that not taking place. but one of the problems that the kremlin has, in wanting to get past arguments over ukraine is that there is a great political backlash within the u.s., within

congress, about allegations of russian election meddling. though, as we've heard from president trump, again, here in vietnam, speaking to journalists aboard air force one, he once again does not believe that any meddling took place. and he even called it a democratic political hack job. and said that former intelligence chiefs who have asserted that russia meddled in the november 2016 election. he called them political hacks. and alled the former fbi director jim comey a liar. so, in this respect, we seem to have more agreement between the u.s. and russian presidents than we have from both houses of congress. and from numerous investigations and from intelligence agencies right now. >> all right. ivan watson. appreciate so much the update. thank you. and again, we're waiting for president trump to address all of the dignitaries there when he does so, we will bring it to you.

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thank you very much. this is a very, very special time to be with you and the great people of vietnam. we have come a long way, the united states and vietnam. we've seen it from both sides of the picture. and this is the pleasant side. you are doing a spectacular job. your people are doing a spectacular job. and in the united states, likewise, we are doing very, very well. we've had the highest stock market we've ever had. we have the lowest unemployment in 17 years. and people are pouring back into our country in the form of

manufacturers, car builders and others. i toured vietnam today. i was through the streets of hanoi, and it's incredible to see. incredible to watch. and it's truly one of the great marvels. it really is something to behold. i would like to congratulate the people of vietnam. i would like to congratulate you, mr. president. on an outstanding job. i would also like to send my condolences on typhoon damrey which was devastating. and a great loss of life in vietnam. and please give my regards and sympathies to everyone. i know you will rebuild. and the families will slowly rebuild. very tough to recover from that kind of a loss.

but, please, on behalf of united states, our condolences. and at the same time, our congratulations on a job well done. vietnam has truly become one of the great miracles of the world. and it's very impressive, no matter where you come from. no matter who you are. when you look at what's happened in vietnam, there's nothing more impressive. thank you very much for this honor. and i look forward to seeing you, mr. president, many, many times over the future. thank you. [ applause ] >> president trump there just moments ago. a lot has happened on this trip just in the last 12 to 24 hours, in fact. before he got to the state dinner, russian president vladimir putin has again told president trump that he did not meddle in the u.s. election. and president trump says he believes him. now, years before any e-mails

were hacked and russia was accused of stealing them, there was this book. take a look. it's published by two russian investigative journalists back in 2015 called "the red web" the struggler between two dictators and online revolution. it started like what the kremlin was doing. and it's giving an update. thank you for taking the time to be with us. first of all, i wanted to get your take on -- >> hello. >> -- hello. what we've heard this morning from president trump saying he believes president putin, that president putin did not meddle in this u.s. election. should the president believe him? >> well, i think so. i think it's very normal for vladimir putin to say one thing and then completely change his position. remember, in 2014, he said that

his troops never invaded crimea. a year later, he said, no, it was actually my troops. >> so, you have had extraordinary reach into the kremlin with your inside reporting and your investigations. and your contacts there. i want to talk about russia's abilities, if i could here. were you aware of russia's reach into foreign politics outside the kremlin? >> well, the problem here is that, as the role of russian hacking situation is extremely complicated. it includes some people in securities ises and intelligence agencies. but also it's about outsourced factors. it's about people who are officially not part of the government, but at the same time, they're extremely close to that at station of tdministrati president. that makes it much more flexible, sometimes more

effective. we expect that was the days in 2016. >> so, with that said, what evidence stands out to you that would prove that president putin and the kremlin were connected to any meddling in the u.s. with this election in 2016? >> well, the first question we have is, we try to understand why this might actually take place. we were actually told by our sources that part of the papers in this investigation triggered the reaction. and putin took it as a big offensive. and we believe we've identified at least one meeting of the russian security council at the beginning of the probe that was probably used to discuss how to fight back. >> and real quickly, one last question, president putin this morning said he's ready to turn the page and move forward with the u.s. what is your reaction to that? >> i think it's a very -- i

would say -- traditional reaction of the kremlin. never going into what actually happened and try to move on like actually nothing happened. and we saw this with many investigations about correspoups in the kremlin. and what many journalists say. i don't think it's good work that they use this strategy again. >> thank you for your insight. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. patrick woke up with back pain.

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>> justin salas from usa! >> i had no idea i was going to do this. all i wanted to do it get to finals. getting that in my first world cup is cool. let's turn to politics and democrats that feel motivated after tuesday's wins in key local and state elections. they say they have a real chance to make gains in congress. the democrats have been in this position before, in the minority in the house and senate, gop in the white house. and it wasn't so long ago. let me take you back to 2005 with then dnc chair howard dean. >> we can change the party. but only by working together and becoming a national party again. we can change this party, but only by working together at the local level because if we want to win nationally, we have to start by beginning locally. >> chairman dean laid out a strategy there for victory and executed it.

and senate democrats took back the house and senate and susan turnbull joins me now. good to have you. we don't have a lot time but i want to get to a lot. let me start here with the strategy, the 50-state strategy. it's a term we throw around assuming people know what that means. but put some meat on it for me, logistically, strategically, what does that look like? >> it's focusing your efforts in every election across the country. right now, we're calling it an every zip code strategy. and it works. it makes a difference. because what you do is you have women and men across this country who are running local races with local issues. and they win. this year, we saw it in virginia and across the country where you had people, a diversity, that is was never seen before. i'm especially proud of emerge america which had 151 women who had been trained to come

forward. there is an energy out there now that really is similar to 2005 and 2006. because people are hungry for change. >> so, let's talk about -- and i'm sorry, i'm moving as you along here, but we really don't have much time. and i want to get to one race specifically. you know when we talk about for the zip codes specifically, that's allowing candidates to run as democrats and endorsing them although they may not support traditional democratic orthodoxy. and i want to go specifically to the issue of abortion. pro life versus pro-choice. in alabama right now, the democratic nominee for senate doug jones, there's some belief he may have a chance because of the denied allegations now about judge roy moore. but he is adamantly pro-choice. following this 50-state strategy theory, is he a wrong candidate for a state which according to

pew 86 of course say christian, 89% say they're evangelical christian? he the wrong candidate for that d demographic. >> people are going to make a moral decision. and the decision is it reprehensible for a candidate who has shown how totally inappropriate he is for a member of the united states senate to be in elected office at all. or do you want someone who has stood up and been a here leader on a lot of issues? i think the litmus test is moving forward to taking us back to the forward, basically, moving us towards change. >> but that moral decision, if voters are forced to make a decision over when life begins and if they are going to support a candidate who is pro-choice, versus the allegations about that have been made against

judge moore, do you expect that they will choose to vote for a candidate that traditionally they would not who supports a woman's right to choose? >> i think right now, what we saw certainly in virginia, many parts of virginia, is that people are looking at candidates on a whole wrath of issues. they're looking at people concerned about quality education. quality health care. quality jobs. and you have to look at a total picture. the total picture here is a candidate in doug jones who is say leader, who has courage. and i think what people want is moral conviction and courage. >> so, let me ask you about the party's opinion or the opinion of the party as it relates to the respondents to the latest cnn poll out this week. no doubt the democrats had a good night on tuesday. but down from 44% just in march

of this year, 54% had an unfavorable view. that's the highest unfavorable for the party in a quarter century. 2018 politics aside, what is the party doing wrong? >> i think it's more about what people are doing right this year. and what has happened -- >> well, they must -- let me interrupt here -- they must be doing something wrong because at approval, the favorability has dropped seven points since march. >> i would like to see what the approval would be tomorrow. and the next day. and yesterday. because i think what we saw this week was, yes, your energy matters. yes. being smart and strong and running for office matters. yes, it could be your neighbor who is going to be talking about traffic. it's going to be your neighbor who is going to be talking about college affordability. or mass incarceration, whatever is important in your district.

that's what's important. democrats are going to be a big tents in 2017 and in 2018. that's how we won in 2006. that's how we in maryland won again in 2008 and 2010. and we are going to continue winning across this country. >> susan turnbull thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> good to be with you. >> all right. the vips of the inca world. the place to escape the crowded heat of cuzco, relaxing amongst the clouds, worshipping the sun and stars. [ talking in foreign language ] >> fernando has been in charge of the site for 20 years, but he still gets giddy over new discoveries.

[ speaking in foreign language ] >> all of this was covered by soil. by dirt. all of this that you can see. >> i see, yeah. >> it's down here, all of this was finally uncovered. >> reporter: his team recently unearthed this celestial window carved without chisels to track the path of the sun for planting and worworship. after a ten-minute climb, i reached the spot i've seen photographs so many times. that high corner with the last inca ruler must have stood and smiled at the sun and thought it is good to be the king. ♪ hmm -- and maybe we should build another addition up there. that's whyipichu. i'm going to climb up there and

i may die. >> cnn bill weir is here with us. thankfully, he didn't die. bill, what is the biggest take-away with that. you're living the dream with that. >> it's a bucket list for so many people, machu picchu has been on my list forever. it's part of inca trail. amazing civilization that ruled south america until the spaniards showed up and searched for gold. now you've got tourists coming there. the hunt for tourism gold is straining this place. the hunt for gold in the amazon is ripping apart some of the most pristine rain forests left in the world. peru is his magnificently beautiful place. struggling obviously but trying to get their hands around the modern trends made in big cities of the world and they add up and make different noises in the jungles of the amazon.

>> real quick, did you see any other discoveries they're still making centuries later? >> we went to places where the tourists don't go to, pisak that would have been as magnificent if published the same way. this is the series finale. it's a good one. it's been on our list for a long time and we can't wait to bring that to you tonight. >> bill weir, we're glad you're here and got to experience it. thank you so much. >> thanks so much for joining us. we will see you back here at 10:00 eastern for "newsroom." >> don't go anywhere, though, "smerconish" is with you after this quick break. ♪ the sun'll come out for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible.

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see if lyrica can help. i'm miking smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. presidents trump and putin together again. and trump again saying he believes putin's claim that russia didn't meddle in the election. really? and in alabama, he says the encounter never happened. she offers a significant amount of detail. senatorial candidate roy moore denies making sexual overtures to a 14-year-old back when he was 32. i'll ask mark geragos, how to parse the conflicting narratives. video cameras recorded the shooting that killed 26 members of a texas church. but should the