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investigation. including evidence of who the shooter was exchanging e-mails with. and your facebook feed could look a little different today. how that could improve your mental health. look forward to hearing that. we're live from cnn headquarters in atlanta. thanks for joining us here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. our top story, the president of the united states now denies calling some african nations quote shitholes. the comments were reportedly made during a closed-door meeting in the oval office thursday. according to one source, donald trump is delighted by this controversy. another source tells cnn some white house staffers believe it plays well with the president's base. but there's plenty of outrage beyond that base.

the african community demands both a retraction and apology from the u.s. president. despite the president's denial over exactly what will he said regarding both haiti and africa, senators who were in the room at the time have confirmed mr. trump uttered the offensive term. we get the whole story from our jim acosta. >> reporter: today, we gather in the white house to honor the memory of a great american hero the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. >> reporter: it was a moment filled with sad irony. the same day the president signed a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr. mr. trump was dodging questions about his own racially slurred rhetoric. the president is moving away regarding comments he made on bipartisan legislation. the president said why are we having all of these people from these shithole countries coming

here. later the president saying why do we need more haitians. take them out. mlk's nephew told cnn the president talked to him privately about the controversy. >> president simply said to me that i'm not the guy being described in the media. >> reporter: do you believe him? >> i don't think that president trump is a racist in the traditional sense as we know in this country. i think president trump is racially ignorant. or racially uninformed. but i don't think he's a racist in the traditional sense. >> reporter: the president tried to deny he made the remarks, never saying anything derogatory about haitian, never said take them out. and what was really tough was the outlandish proposal made, a big setback. democratic senator dick durbin who was at the meeting said the president is not telling the truth. >> said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist.

he said haitians, do we need more haitians? then he went on and he started to describe the immigration from africa that was being protected in this bipartisan nation. that's when he used these vile and vulgar comments calling the nations they come from shitholes. >> reporter: two other senators also at the meeting issued a joint statement saying we do not recall the president saying these comments specifically. but gop senator lindsey graham who was also there all but confirmed the remarks saying the nation has always been our strength, not our weakness. >> they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, it they're rapists and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: to his white supremacist protesters -- >> we are good people. >> reporter: in charlottesville

last year. the president raised questions that immigration policies are racially motivated. >> if you're trying to engineer the racial and ethnic flow of people in the country - that is one of the most outrageous and foolish things you've ever said. >> reporter: now, people are worried that will jeopardize remarks. >> i read those comments last night. the first thing that came to my mind was very unfortunate, unhelpful. >> the u.s. house speaker speaking about the president's comments there on capitol hill. top house democrats plan to unveil a congressional resolution to censor the president. a censor against the president would mean a formal reprimand. congressman frederick richardson said he's leading the charge for that. >> i think that congress should state for the record that we

find these statements to be horrible. to be disturbing and to be factually incorrect. so, we will introduce a censor resolution. i'm sure the republican leadership will maneuver so that we don't have an up or down vote on it. but we think it's important, not only for america, but for the world to know that donald trump is not speaking for america when he says statements like that. >> no, he's not. so, how is all of this playing out around the world? take a look. >> i think i find him quite offensive -- okay, actually, really offensive. because africa, most countries in africa are pretty stable. and they've been good. >> i think it's not the right thing for him to do. he's the president of the united states of america. we expect more of him. we expect him to be an example. we're bearing the oppresses, and

we don't expect such remarks. >> i do not agree, because first, it's a downgrade on humanity. because we're not any less of beings. two, is that u.s. needs these immigrants to help fund the economy. >> i like to say, i don't like it and it's his opinion. it's his opinion. >> why call the black people shithole. >> terrible, terrible, statement, if it's true. >> there is no immigrants, rich immigrants. they are immigrating all over the world because they need to find a better future for them. >> translator: he's a president who is destabilized. a president of vulgar words who

is unacceptable. in the name of the haitian people, we as part of a patriotic emergency fighting for real change in haiti, we demand that donald trump apologize before the entire african continent, as well as before haiti. >> yes, african leaders would like to see an apology as well. this is not a president that usually offers apologies. joining us from johannesburg, south africa. you've covered so many countries for many years, david. what are you hearing from african leaders about this? >> the african leaders, shock and outrage. and very rare public statements coming from this scandal that has enveloped the white house. after is a key -- the countries of africa are key players when it comes to geopolitics, and the relationship with the u.s. also, many depend on foreign aid coming from the u.s., or

business relationships. one coming from botswana, the country to my north, very strident, saying it was repubre and racist. i don't see comments coming like that very often. you have ambassadors to the u.n. using similar language, calling for the apology as well. you know, on a personal level, having traveled to so many countries in africa, and seeing how diverse this continent is, and how many countries are having economic growth faster than the u.s., and providing immigrants to the u.s. that are in fact more educated and more wealthy than the average u.s.-born citizen. so, what donald trump said, according to those sources is not only offensive to many africans, it's also just incorrect. and people here are going to remember that. and so are governments, natalie.

>> david mckenzie, we thank you for your reporting, david. some of president trump's reported comments specifically disparaged haiti. the island nation is right now narcoticing eight years to the earthquake that killed some 300,000 people. the trump administration apparently wants to remove many of the survivors who fled to the u.s. the haitian embassy is responding to the controversy by thanking those who offered words of support after the president's remarks. and the ambassador says it looks forward to maintaining its longstanding relationship with the u.s. with us now from paris with her thoughts is amy green. she's a researcher of american political science and a professor at the university. thank you for joining us, amy. the u.s. president, she just used vile, repulsive language,

seems to demonstrate racism. is he hurting the united states globally that our president is unstatesman-like? >> yeah. it goes without saying that he's doing no favors to the u.s. image overseas. of course, there have been polls that have shown that the overall bank of goodwill that they have for the american people have diminished very little. so, we have a general resource of long-term goodwill and general belief in the american people. however, donald trump is at best destabilizing, undermining the credibility that others believe the united states hold. it's very unfortunate, at the very minimum, that even when allies can't trust the word of the president of the united states. can't necessarily expect that the united states wants to remain the stable hand-guiding international order that it

worked to set up following world war ii. of course, donald trump little by little is eroding the credibility of the united states. not just with the recent comments. but of course we saw this with paris, the travel band. any issues, you name it, he's sending a negative look to the united states and its policy overseas. >> and let's talk about the destabilizing effect that could have. the world has long looked up to the united states. you want to come here and have a better life, you are welcome. and that's given so many people something to look to, the united states has been the peacemakers, the war-enders around the world. could this be seriously destabilizing? >> well, it's difficult, of course, donald trump has said it many times that he doesn't want adversaries to know what the united states is thinking or what the united states could do at any minute. what's more detrimental is when the allies don't know that.

so, of course, you have allies worried about whether or not the united states will hold good on commitments. but it's loyally held up to for the last decade. you know, of course, where it becomes destabilizing is effectively, the lack of luster and belief in the american dream. lindsey graham, reading in press reports lately, you know, the united states, as he would have explained to the president the united states isn't its president. it's the ideal. it's been able to make it the reading attraction point for immigrants and national students who are seeing to see that suffer. so united states is an idea. and the extraordinary people in the united states, and the fact that american isn't just a fixed and frozen image. it's necessarily a composition or composite of the entire world. so it's that creativity and diversity that makes the strength of america. of course, the president days

agrees, you know, is playing to his base and is committing violence when he attacks other countries and changes the debate so that we have to defend the countries that he's targeting which i think is the wrong debate to even be having. >> right. you wonder if this will silence the u.s. as a voice of moral authority. around the world. but i want to ask you, republican leaders have been quite mute since he said this vile remark. you would think this is something that transcends politics. you would not think that would be the case. the question is how this could hurt republicans down the line. certainly, americans have a low opinion of congress, as far as both parties. >> right. well, we'll have to see. in terms of we need to see what the democrats do in the leadup to the 2018 midterms. you know, are they going to be

putting candidates everywhere? will they be fighting for ever contested race? are they really going to go for it in a 50-state strategy? we'll have to put our faith in the american people as they decide who they're going to give control of congress to later this year. of course, the u.s. credibility, we've been ceding it year by year. france was the now at the top. and united states lost the top spot. we see that little by little. but then then what we see with comments like this, trump acting like bannon said in michael wolff's most recent book, regarding the travel ban. of course, they announced the travel ban on the day that would attract the most protesters and cause the most trouble because they wanted to bring the left out and separate them farther from the right.

clearly, we're looking at a president and presidency which is absolutely adamant on further dividing the country. the question is, will democrats resist that by placing candidates everywhere? and will the american people mobilize to send a message to the president that, no, this is in fact not the ideology and not the core values that the united states wishes to accept both domestically and abroad. >> it will be interesting to see where the midterm elections go later this year. amy greene from paris for us, thank you. >> thank you, natalie. meantime, the white house and president trump's lawyer are pushing back against a potentially damaging new report from "the wall street journal." here's our tom foreman with that. >> the big new claim in "the wall street journal" is this. a woman was paid $130,000 a month before the presidential election to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with donald trump.

according to this story, trump had this encounter with an adult film star who goes by the name stormy dance in 2006 at a celebrity golf tournament. the journal said the hush money comes from a report from people familiar with the matter. but hitting back hard, saying these rumors have circulated since 2011. president trump once again vehemently denies any such occurrence as has mrs. daniels. cohen didn't address the idea of a payment but did give cnn a statement he says is from stormy daniels saying my involvement with donald trump was limited to a few public appearances and nothing more. when i met donald trump he was gracious, professional and a complete gentleman to me and anyone in my presence. rumors i have received hush money were completely false. if indeed i did have a relationship with donald trump, trust me, you wouldn't be

reading about it in the news, you'd be reading about it in my book. but the fact of the matter is, these stories are not true. cnn has tried to reach ms. daniels. we have not spoken to her. and mr. trump's attorney has not given information for her. if it did take place it would have occurred the year after he married first lady melania trump. the white house is calling this old recycled news strongly denied prior to the election. we have this story from milwaukee. a scary situation on a greyhound bus heading from milwaukee to chicago. one of the passengers called police friday saying a fellow rider had a gun and was threatening to kill people. police located the bus and chased it until it finally stopped. police got everyone out safely and took a man into custody. 40 passengers were on board. no one was injured, we're happy to say, and as you can see,

traffic on that highway backed up for miles. it wasn't in milwaukee, it was in illinois. new developments in the october massacre in las vegas. hundreds of pages of documents released it comes after cnn and other outlet sued to have the documents unsealed. they offer some insight into what investigators are looking into, how gunman steve paddock carried out the shooting from the hotel room and how investigators are trying to determine a motive. among the documents discussions about mysterious e-mail exchanges between paddock and someone months before the shooting, cnn's sara sidner spoke earlier with our jim sciutto. >> there's a note in these warrants that says on july 6th, 2017, you'll remember this shooting was october 1st. there are e-mails between two accounts. one that the federal government says definitely belongs, they

believe to the shooter. another one, they're not sure if it's his second account and he's e-mailing back and forth or whether it belongs to someone else. and they're very clear in saying if it belongs to someone else, we need to find out who it is. the e-mail sent to the shooter says try an ar before you buy. we have a huge selection located in the las vegas area. then sends back to him, later on that day, saying we have a wide variety of optics and ammunition to try. and talks about trying out a bump stock. that is the device that makes a gun very close to an automatic weapon. it works very similar to an automatic weapon. so those are revelations. it does sound odd that he would be e-mailing himself so investigators are clear to figure out who that other person may be. >> 58 people were killed in the massacre. hundreds wounded. it is the deadliest shooting in

modern u.s. history. coming up here, in pakistan, protesters demanding answers for a little girl whose rape and brutal murder rocked the country. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away odors. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. breathe happy with febreze.

chinese officials say they have found two more bodies on the burning oil tanker drifting in waters between shanghai and japan. rescuers have been searching for the ship's 32 crew members since it collided with a freighter

last week. three bodies have now been recovered. while searching the ship, rescuers also found the voyage data recorder. the tanker was carrying 136,000 tons of oil from iran to south korea, when it collided with the freighter january 6th. u.s. president donald trump says he's giving the iran nuclear deal one last chance. he announced friday he's waiving sanctions on the deal but won't do it again unless changes are made. here's more of what he said in a statements. i am waiving the application of certain nuclear sanctions but only in order to secure our european ally's agreement to fix the terrible flaws of the iran nuclear deal. this is a last chance. the iran's foreign minister responded to that on twitter. he said, the joint comprehensive plan of action is not renegotiatable. rather than repeating tired rhetoric, the u.s. must bring

itself into full compliance just like iran. the united states has long used sanctions to try and curb iran's activities. here's what secretary of state rex tillerson said about that in an interview with cnn. >> but iran's support for the houthis and yemen. their support for destabilization efforts in syria, the funding of militias, the sitting of foreign fighters, arming terrorist organizations in the region, lebanese hezbollah, that has to be dealt with, and our sanctions are targeted at iran and assuring while to make sure iran never acquires nuclear weapons. >> mr. trump also announced new sanctions friday not directly tied to the deal. they argument 14 iranians and including the head of iran's judiciary. iran's foreign ministry said

that move warrants a severe response. police in pakistan are on the hunt for the person who raped and murdered and tossed on to a trash heap a 7-year-old girl. the murder of zainab arearenes'. >> reporter: demonstrations turned deadly as frustrations were vented in the recent days since the death of this 7-year-old girl. her body was found dumped on a pile of trash, police say, before she was murdered, she was raped, towards tutor and sodomized. it's a pattern that fits another of other crimes in the city east of pakistan. authorities say there have been attacks on a dozen young girls. now, one official from punjab

says it appears it could be a serial killer. and they've discovered dna links among six of the murders. officials are still trying to find zainab's killer. and have taken people into cust ted. but sane nab's family said the police haven't done enough. they say they're the ones that went out and found the cctv video, seen in the video with the unknown person the same day she disappeared from her family's home. zainab's family has released the final page in her journal. myself, i am a girl. my name is zainab, my father's name is ayman, i am 7 years old. i live in kosur. zainab's death, the attack on girls in this country have gripped their attention. calling for justice for zainab, calling for justice for all of the victims with her own small

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denies using a vulgar term to design some african nations in a meeting thursday. mr. trump admits his language was tough, but said he didn't use the exact word attributed to him. i think you know what that is by now. two senators present said the president did in fact say it. at least 20 people across the u.s. have died from flu-related complications. the viral infection is widespread throughout the country. the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta says more than 60,000 cases have been confirmed. serious outbreaks are also reported in the ugg and karn. friday marked the eighth anniversary of the catastrophic haitian earthquake that killed 300,000 people. the trump administration apparently wants to remove from the u.s. many of the survivors who fled here. the haitian embassy is delicately responding to the controversy, by saying it wants to maintain its longstanding relationship with the u.s.

meantime, the u.s. military has a history of accepting immigrants from countries like haiti, that president trump reportedly disparaged. well, one of those servicemen is alix idrache seen right there. cnn's barbara starr has more on this exception west point grad and someone who also represents this nation. >> haitian immigrant alix idrache had only been in the united states seven years when he graduated from the u.s. military second at west point in may 2016. and as you see from this photo, tears rolling down his cheeks. something this young man could never have really envisioned until he was so determined to make a life for himself. his father in port-au-prince haiti determined that his children would have a better life than he did in that very

impoverished country. alix coming to the united states, joining the maryland national guard. and then getting selected to attend west point. when he graduated he had top ranking as a physics student when his desire was to go to the u.s. army flight school. and when he graduated, he had a posting on social media that i want to read to you. it is so moving. alix saying, and i quote, knowing that one day i will be a pilot is humbling beyond words. i could not help but be flooded with emotions knowing that i will be leading these men and women who are willing to give their all to preserve what we value as the american way of life. to me, that is the greatest honor. and, of course, it is worth remembering every single day, the u.s. military is an all-volunteer force. alix and so many other immigrants come to this country

and volunteer to join the military, serve the country. serve their commander in chief. and possibly risk it all, making the ultimate sacrifice in war. this young man, again, graduating from west point near the top of his class in physics and going on to have his military career. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> yes, again, that man from haiti, a country the u.s. president disparaged in that vulgar remark he used. well, many of mr. trump's supporters in the u.s. are willing to give him a pass for that. but he also admit the president is far from perfect. our gary tuchman reports from one of mr. trump's electoral strongholds in alabama. >> are you ready? >> ready. give me a break. >> reporter: the wreck and roll

billiards bar is in the heart of trump country, and bob is a loyal republican who voted for donald trump. i want to ask you overall what do you think donald trump has done? >> i would give him overall a 7 out of 10. >> reporter: he doesn't get a higher rating because of some of his personal behavior. including what he just said. >> he used shithole countries. >> reporter: so what do you think of the president using that term? >> we could have done better there. but i think he's talking more so in terms of voicing that against the leadership of the country, more so than the people of the country. >> reporter: or the fact that he used that to describe the country in any way shape or form? >> no, not presidential, no. shouldn't have done it. >> reporter: we found that to be a common sentiment in downtown aniston from people who admire the president. rodney works in a restaurant. with the president using that word, how do you feel about it?

>> he should have been more professional about it. he shouldn't have used that word. >> reporter: as far as the customers go -- >> i would think that's unprofessional and i think it shows lack of morals. >> highly unpresidential. >> reporter: gene robinson feels a bit differently, though, the owner is a former mayor of aniston and strongly defends the president. >> i don't think he would have intentionally assaulted any country and that just came out of his mouth. and that's the way he operates. he operates from the hip. >> reporter: so, you think it's just a mistake that he said that? >> yes, i do. >> caller: you don't think he's being derogatory? >> i don't think he's being derogatory towards anyone. >> reporter: back at the billiards all, bob rejects statements that he's racist. do you think he would have said is that about a country that is

mostly white? the countries he's said that about are mostly black. >> i think that's a good point. >> reporter: would it affect you when you voted in 2020, would it make you say i'm not going to vote for donald trump this time? >> crude, but i can live with it. >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, aniston, alabama. three months after hurricanes ravaged puerto rico, many people still have no roof over their head. why is that? we report. plus, your facebook page is about to change. and apparently, the company says the goal is to boost all of our well-being. how so? well, that's ahead, too. stay with us.

for three months now, people

in hurricane-hit puerto rico have been picking up the pieces of their tattered homes. more than 70,0$70,000 have applr a professionally installed tarp, or blue roof, because they still don't have a roof. they applied for it from the u.s. army corps of engineers. but as a cnn investigation has found, tens of thousands are still waiting for one. here's cnn's john sutter. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: victor's childhood home was torn apart when hit by hurricane maria three months ago. he still doesn't have a roof. by the door when we visit in

mid-december is this yellow piece of paper. it said hector applied for a free installed tarp by the army corps of engineers. but at the time, they can installing 500 a day but keeping them honest, the investigation has found that they have left people like hector waiting. tons of tarps sit idle waiting to be delivered. our analysis shows that more than 70,000 people have asked for blue roofs after december 18th. yet three months after hurricane maria, only about a third have received them. >> ability to bring materials to the i would is a little different than being able to truck it from one state to another or one county to another. that warehouse full of roof is evidence that we've been able to overcome at least one part of that challenge. >> reporter: a big dispute in december first reported by cnn temporarily slowed

installations. but two attorneys tell us there was no legal reason for that delay while that dispute was being resolved, especially given the emergency on the ground in puerto rico. the army corps own guidelines say that people should get the roofs two weeks within they apply for them. we meet carmen. she said she broke her arm trying to sweep water out of her living room. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: the army corps determined carmen was eligible for a blue roof. but when we visit two months later, she's still waiting. back in san lorenzo, we show

hector an image of all of those tarps sitting in a puerto rican warehouse. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: john sutter, cnn, puerto rico. >> we'll update you on that story when and if it changes. emergency workers are in a race against the clock, searching for miracles in montecito, california. they hope to find five people missing since violent mudslides tore through the area tuesday. at least 18 people were killed. rescuers discover the latest victim on friday. an everyone-year-old man found in his home. at the other end of the country, another brutal round of winter weather is slamming the northeast. >> you know, temperatures dropped over 45 degrees in some

locations from 24 hours ago. i mean, that's take your breath away cold. i think that's a recurring theme that we continue to see here in the east coast of the u.s. this is in cape cod. you're looking at the cape cod canal in massachusetts. this is full of seawater. salt water, right, not fresh water, fresh water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit. seawater at negative 2 celsius, by the way. in order for this seawater in this canal that you're seeing on the screen right now to freeze, mother nature needs to mean business. well, she sure did. this is what she created for us, this beautiful sight in cape cod. so rare that that particular gentleman showed us from a done to cnn. and here's an indication how cold it is, as i mentioned 24 hours ago, it was 60 degrees in cleveland.

right now, it is 18 degrees. that is your high temperature for the day. so, over 40-degree drop in a 24-hour period. some of is that occurring within a 6 to 12-hour window. that cold front marching eastward very quickly. cooling down a good majority of the eastern half of the country. this is the wintry mess that we're dealing with right now. over 35 million americans with a winter weather advisory or warning. and i want to bring note to upstate new york and vermont and new hampshire. we have flood watches and flood warnings neck rigin effect righ. you say, derek, what are you talk about, flooding or spring rains? well, it's a militxture of both. that rain melted the snow and the additional precipitation allowing for the potential for flooding. then on top of that, our cold air marches in from the west. and that transitions our rainfall into snow. but first it has to go to a

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option. he walks away with almost $282 million. what's he going to do with it? he says he's planning on doing something good for humanity. and we all welcome that, don't we. facebook wants to focus on the quality of its users connections. the social network kicked off that effort by shaking up the news feed. users will now see more content from friends and family, over posts from publishers and brands. yea. cnn senior tech correspondent laurie segall explains why that's important. >> hey there, i think it's a big deal because the tweak of an algorithm at facebook will impact 2 billion people. have an enormous reach. over the last year, we've looked at the weaponization of the platform to look at the election. and we see the health aspects, continued schooling will be

hazardous to our health. mark zuckerberg, it was his new year's resolution to fix facebook. i had the opportunity to sit down with the vp of news feed and they said that he want to emphasize quality. >> the idea is to bring people together by putting more emphasis on more meaningful associations with people. the way we do that valuing things like commenting or writing a long comment more. and valuing things about how long we think you might watch a movie for less. and as a result, the ecosystem could shift? >> could that lead to less daily active users? >> i think -- anything is always possible. in this case, we haven't seen people come to facebook less often. we do see people spending less time on facebook. but if we create an experience that people are finding meaningful over the long run, they're going to use the

platform more. that will be good for people. >> you have come up against uncomfortable questions in the last year, whether the weaponization platform and is this trying to take a step away from uncomfortable editorial questions? >> i don't think there's any future in which we're not having difficult conversations about sticky issues. >> increasingly so, right? >> yeah. and that's because a lot of people use our platform every single day. and it's an important part of the way people community and consume information. so, i think along with that comes attention and scrutiny. and this isn't going to change that. >> i think what we'll have to look for does the algorithm reward comments like provoke a reaction, could that be negative as well? i think a lot of people are worried. publishers are worried because they rely on facebook for eyeballs. this could affect the way we see businesses and brands.

this remains to be seen what this will do to the business. it's interesting to see tech leaders take a stronger stance on the human part of technology. what it's doing to mental health. back to you. in saudi arabia, a major milestone for females. for the first time, women have been allowed to attend a men's soccer match. stadiums in three saudi cities will now be open to women. this is the latest move toward a more open society in the kingdom. earlier this week, the first car show aimed at women was held. and beginning in june, women will be officially allowed to drive. it's about time. that's "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. thanks for watching. for u.s. viewers, "new day" is up next. for everyone else, stay with us for "amanpour."

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