the latest, high-profile and politically connected man accused of sexual misconduct. perposterous says steve wynn. >> i want to thank the whole group. >> mostly tied to president trump as finance chairman of the national republican committee. democrats are demanding the rnc return any campaign

contributions. >> mounting evidence of possible obstruction of justice against the president of the united states. >> president trump ordered don mcgahn last june. >> it's not a bombshell. >> i think that that is grounds for impeachment. >> there have been failures at msu. >> asking for an immediate congressional investigation into usa gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee. >> they knew about what was going on and it went on for too long. good morning to you. we're so grateful to have your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. it was just a week ago the president was singing his praises and now trump ally and republican donor steve wynn in

the middle of sexual misconduct scandal. dozens of women say the las vegas conseeno m con. protect the counsel in the russia probe from the white house after major news outlets confirmed that president trump came dangerously close to firing bob mueller last year. pushing legislation to keep any official from undermining the investigation. let's begin with the sexual assault scandal of the rnc. steve wynn says the claims against his are preposterous. >> the person is left with the choice of weather insulting publicity or major-year lawsuits. it is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation. the director of wynn reports

says it is forming a committee to investigate these allegations. cnn miguel marquez has more. >> reporter: to charges that he ever assaulted any woman. the blistering statement from wynn himself after a bombshell "wall street journal" report that a manicurist in 2005 was forced to lie on a massage table naked while she claims wynn raprap. . wynn in his statement said the accusations is the continued work of my ex-wife, elaine wynn, with whom i am involved in a terrible and nasty lawsuit in which she is seeking a revised divorce settlement. elaine wynn's attorney told "the journal" that's just not true. wynn, the latest high profile and politically connected man

accused of sexual misconduct. "the wall street journal" said it spoke to more than 150 employees and dozens reported a pattern of sexual abuse by wynn. wynn in his statement said we find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations regardless of the truth and a person is left with a choice of whether insulting insulting publicity or engaging in multi-year lawsuits. it is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation. politics where despite a history of supporting both parties. >> i'm friendly with don and hillary and friend with donald trump. i haven't given a dime to either one of them. >> reporter: wynn is now closely tied to president trump as finance chairman of the republican national committee. democrats are demanding the rnc return any campaign contributions from wynn much the way republicans did with harvey weinstein.

allegations against wynn are being used to put pressure on the republican party. the democratic national committee saying today the rnc have helped fund the campaign of an alleged child molester, blindly supported the gop and supported a president who has been accused of sexual misconduct by over a dozen women and now they remain silent amid sexual assault allegations involving steve wynn, one of their party's most senior officials. last weekend the president had to stay in washington, d.c., because of the shutdown. he was supposed to be at mar-a-lago at a trump fund-raiser. one of the co-hosts of that fund-raiser, you guessed it, steve wynn. now, the president sent a video and said singling out steve wynn and cnn obtained audio of that video. >> i want to thank you. i want to thank the whole group. the money raised. you're really special people. thank you very much. we'll see you the next time.

>> now, in fairness the president did mention several other people in that video, but steve wynn was certainly among them and coincidentally steve wnnn turns 76 today. back to you. >> all right. political cnn political analyst erril louis with sarah westwood. erril, first to you. as we saw that tape from president trump, are we going to hear from him further now that this scandal has, it's out there in full. >> i think it's unlikely. one thing that you get if you read through the extensive reporting that great job that they did at "wall street journal" is that steve wynn's alleged actions houv s however deplorable are not related at rnc. this didn't happen at party headquarters or party events. these are stories about his conduct as a businessman at his

office. at his businesses, at his resorts. and, so, i think for that reason we're not necessarily going to see the political world get too deeply involved. most likely what they will do is exactly what the democrats have been calling for, which is to kind of exile him. excise him. steve win personally while he is given a considerable amount of money, it's not like it's in the millions. the rnc can write a couple checks and say they refunded the money and that's the last we'll hear from steve wynn from the rnc. >> do they return the money and give it to charities that support women as many democrats did after the harvey weinstein scandal. i mean, something, you would think, would have to be done. >> well, erril is right the amount he has given to the republican party may not be that much. but a huge loss for the

republican party because steve wynn's fund-raising power and his ability to connect high-power donors with the dnc. the gop had an enormous fund-raising advantage over democrats last year mostly because steve wynn is so good at fund-raising. maybe the republican party can make the scandal go away by writing a couple relatively low-dollar checks. but the long-term implications of losing their powerhouse is incredibly difficult for the rnc and that's why you didn't see them act immediately because this is actually a pretty damaging loss for the party. >> a loss for the party, but when you listen to the dnc statement, which i want to read for you here. republicans remain silent and sexual assault allegations involving steve wynn, this is the republican party. this is the party of donald trump, continue to match side by

side with women all across the country because we believe women must be empowered and respected. how much potency does this give the democrats at the end of the day, erril. it did not happen within the rnc but he's a face, he's a fund-raiser and the republicans were very stringent and very strong when they came out against weinstein. look, you need to give money back that he gave to you. >> the democrats, it's good for one news cycle. will it be good all the way until november? i suppose. the democrats might have some extraordinary luck. i think far more likely what will happen is between now and the november elections we'll find one democratic official or another, sexual assault does not respect party lines, no matter how much the dnc leadership might wish it was so. what we'll find some democratic scandal or high-profile democrat involved in a scandal. and we'll be right back where we started when it comes to this notion that you can politically reap benefit by accusing the

opposing party of being more in line with or more tolerant of sexual misconduct. >> and that's optimistic, isn't it, errol? we talked about it, what is to come next. i know. i do need to ask this, sarah. interestingly enough, the president apparently liked "the wall street journal" story on twitter. i want to point that out. that means that the story is, obviously, on his radar. i even read somebody else on twitter who said, what did you like that about that exactly, mr. president? do we really think at this point that he's not going to address any of this? >> well, i think it's probably in his interest not to wade into the issue he's not a credible voice on the issue of sexual misconduct because he, himself, has been accused so many times. but remember that steve wynn and donald trump go way, way back and they were famous rivals in the casino industry and no love loss between the two. even though they may have patched some of that over when

steve wynn became the finance chair of the rnc, there has still been talk that that rivalry exists between the two and some people trying to decipher why president trump liked that story on twitter. >> we always appreciate your perspectives, thank you. >> thank you. the former doctor who treated women gymnast larry nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison, but the fallout of his actions has turned the heat on organizations associated with it. >> the board of usa gymnastics say all its members, all of them will resign after a request by the u.s. olympic committee and michigan state's director stepping down. michigan state's basketball coach says at this point it's time to heal. >> still top priority in this healing process is for our courageous survivors. as a campus community, we do need to come together as spartans to be a part of that healing process and that's going

to fall on all of us. as far as the reports today, we will cooperate with any investigation going forward as we have always done. >> the feelings of solidarity and students turned up in teal shirts in support of nassar's victims and march for change on campus. >> i think a lot of times people think that if they come forward they're not going to be believed and when things happen at this university that demonstrate that, then, you know, they're going to be less willing to come forward. i think things need to change. >> nassar convicted of sexually abused 156 young women ovtwo decades. we want to tell you about a deadly blast in kabul, afghanistan, this morning. 140 dead and 140 injured.

an ambulance packed with explosives was driven into a government building before detonating it. >> police identified the attacker at a checkpoint but was unable to stop him before he detonated the explosives. the injured taken to hospitals across the city. canadian police are saying what a lot of people have suspected for weeks. the billionaire couple berry ard honey sherman. new developments from ottawa. >> reporter: after six weeks of exhaustive investigation toronto police left the home of berry and honey sherman saying they have no suspects, no motive and one chilling conclusion. the billionaire couple was murdered. >> we have sufficient evidence to describe this as a double homicide investigation. and that both honey and berry sherman were, in fact, targeted.

>> reporter: targeted for murder by one or more people determined to see them die in their own home in a gruesome fashion. >> honey and berry sherman were found deceased in the lower level pool area hanging by belts from a poolside railing in a semi-seated position. >> reporter: there were no signs of forced entry and police say they're still talking to neighbors, witnesses, family members, business associates, anyone who knew anything about the sherman's lives or even their last hours. >> people are in shock and crying. >> reporter: this murder mystery has shaken many, not just in this affluent toronto neighborhood but throughout canada. berry and honey sherman were high-profile billionaires. berry the pioneering drug tycoon always eager to take on big pharma and his wife patron to several charities. they gave away tens of millions.

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19 minutes past the hour right now and this morning new reports of frustration, anger, annoyance in the west wing. president trump is fuming about the russia investigation and venting about firing the man supervising that probe, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. another day and another major development it seems here. i want to walk with you here through the flurry of headlines this past week. sources say that the president tried to fire robert muellerer in june even though the white house denied it for months. the president also wanted to fire the deputy director of the fbi andrew mccabe, but he didn't follow through through because the fbi director threatened to resign. the president sat down with mccabe and asked him about who he voted for in the 2016 election. mccabe laterer called the

question, disturbing. jeff sessions was questioned by the special counsel's team making him the first member of the cabinet to be interviewed. which brings us up to date here. robert mueller wants to talk to the president now about why he fired james comey. all of those major democrats have defending robert mueller and his investigation. kaitlin, democrats are doing more than defending, they want to protect the special counsel, right? >> they are seeking to ensure that he will be fired by president trump by including legislation in the ongoing budget negotiations that would protect him from being fired by donald trump. this is legislation that was brought up late september, early fall. the president was considering firing mueller but it died down after the president and his aides were not considering it and it was not on the table and even the president's lawyers

going as far to say it wasn't on the table. we know this bombshell report confirmed by cnn that is not the case and the president actually considering firing mueller and that's why the talks are starting back up on capitol hill. the leading democrat on the senate intelligence committee which is conducting its own investigation into this russia probe and he had to say this about making sure that bob mueller cannot be fired by the president. >> if the president had gone through with this or tries to go through with it on a going forward basis, we're into unchartered territory and the real question of fundamentals of our democracy. are we still going to be a country where rule of law prevails and that no one, even the president, is above the law. my hope will become next week that the congress will take up bipartisan legislation that was around last year that would protect the special prosecutor from these kind of arbiter

actions. >> senator warner has not shied away from criticizing the president but back over the summer when the rumors were first starting up even republicans on capitol hill say the president shouldn't even come close or think about firing the special counsel. now, the president has largely ignored this report from "new york times so" so far saying it was only fake news and not commenting on it any further. but he returned from davos, switzerland, and he could bring it up inside his state of the union address on tuesday. we'll wait and see what the white house has to say about this. >> thank you very much. the republicans go along with that and who knows where that would go. thank you. all right, still to come. every state in the country except hawaii is dealing with this deadly flu. we're talking about 40 kids well nearly 40 kids that almost died. the cdc says it will be around for many more weeks. our chief medical correspondent had some really important things

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27 minutes past the hour. so good to have you here this morning. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. two sources tell cnn that president trump wanted special prosecutor robert mueller fired last summer. he was stopped when white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to quit and now a top democrat sedan action like that would lead the country into unchartered territory. joining us now to talk about this errol louis the cnn political commentator and sarah westwood, white house correspondent for "washington examiner." great to see you both this morning. >> good morning.

>> sarah, let me start with you. white house staffers have repeatedly denied that firing mueller was ever an option that was being considered by the president. now, they're being pretty much quiet. the president called it fake news. some had said this is game changing. where in that broad definition is this real event? is it significant or is it just, well, he didn't actually do it? >> i think it's somewhere in the middle. we already had an understanding that president trump is frustrated with the russia probe. he's always questioned the legitimacy of the investigation. and recall that back in june, this is before ty cobb came into the white house to help the president navigate this. trump was still publicl publiclr serial describing it as a witch-hunt and at the time there was reporting that the discussions had taken place about potentially firing mueller, but that aides persuaded president trump not to and the issue was never pursued

further. now, this "new york times" report suggest that president trump weighed it more casually than a serious conversation, but either way this doesn't move the needle in terms of how he always knew that president trump viewed the special counsel. >> also an interesting thing about the timing. the president is on his way to davos and a strong message he would say economically about the u.s. and now the verdict. let me ask you this, errol. senator mark westernrner said i would lead the country into unchartered territory, is that true? or would loyal republicans defend the decision and the president said there were actual reasons about getting rid of mueller and he felt there were some conflicts of interest. >> i think it is legally unchartered kauratory and politically unchartered territory. the last time we saw a special prosecutor fired or attempted to be fired by a sitting president that that prosecutor was investigating was richard nixon

and it didn't work out so well for nixon in the end. we don't see presidents taking that kind of heavy handed action. i also would like to say, though, that the fact that the president we now know and it has been confirmed from the multiple sources and the nondenials from the white house that he gave an an explicit order to have the special prosecutor fired. his subordinates talk him out of it or threaten to quit or didn't carry out his order is not really the point. when you have a specific intent and you give the order, then you have taken an action and i think that's the question that has to be asked of president trump. why did you take this action and what does that really mean? >> sarah, mueller knew of this and he didn't just get the news this week. how do you think that impacts his investigation? >> it depends on how

aggressively mueller is pursuing the obstruction of justice inquiry line of the investigation. that's something that we're hearing more and more that mueller is interested in, not just in this incident but removal of james comey and the white house's attempt to have a misleading statement. this all adds up to a picture of a white house that was resisting the investigation and one reason why i think a lot of president trump's advisors are nervous about this meeting that he has upcoming with robert mueller, particularly if the president is placed under oath. trump and most white house aides you talk to them and they're pretty confident that there is not any collusion findings. but not as confident that mueller will not find any carelessness or any resistance that white house or campaign aides took earlier on before they realized how serious this investigation would be and they think that potentially this interview with president trump could put him in peril. >> i want both of you to actually listen to what a top putin critic, political rival

said of election meddling. >> translator: i have no doubt that the kremlin did everything it could to influence these elections and that there were, indeed, hacks on the dnc and of e-mails. this is something they have been doing inside this country for a very long time. i have also been a victim of such attacks like documents. this happens all the time. but, honestly, i really doubt it had any impact on the presidential elections. this is a good thing about the authoritarian leaders. whatever they do, they do it ineffectively. they will continue to try to influence situations and stirring up conflicts in the u.s. and europe. you shouldn't overestimate the level of this influence. >> so, what we get out of that, of course, he agrees that the kremlin is hacking elections and downplays the impacts of their efforts at least so far. i am wondering, errol, could that catch on here? a possibility that maybe republicans will pick up this

kind of message? >> they have givenen no si eno doing so. the republican party has quickly migrated to the from this never happened to, yes, the president probably did it, but so what. i think it's a helpful perspective to hear from that what really is at steak here is the credibility of the system that what putin is trying to do, yeah, maybe sway the election and whether or not it's decisive and whether or not it was decisive in 2016 is a separate question from whether or not they are routinely attacking our system. that is the point that i think americans need to focus on more and it's a very tricky and somewhat subtle kind of thing to convey to people. look, just because it didn't make a decisive difference in 2016 doesn't mean this is not a serious, serious problem. >> right. i want to pivot real quickly here before we run to another story getting traction.

hillary clinton 2008. it's being reported she saved a staffer accused of sexual harassment and i'm wondering, sarah, does that do damage to her image? >> i think it does for people who hold her up as the icon of the movement that we're seeing right now. for a lot of conservative critics of hillary clinton, this enforces what they already believed about her. she is not a genuine supporter of women's rights in this area because how she behaved in relation to her husband's accusers back in the 1990s. totally different set of circumstances, but this incident does reinforce her perception that her critics had of her. >> sarah, errol, good to see you both and good to talk to you. we want to talk to you about this flu season. because the question is, has it reached its peak? the cdc isn't sure yet. they say the worst may not be over yet. we have more on the other side of this break. stay close.

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this year's flu season is on track to be the worst in nearly a decade. the cdc says, i want to get this quote out exactly. many more weeks of the virus to come. this flu has hit every state and u.s. territory. more than three dozen children have died from the flu, just the flu this year. so, i talked to cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta to help understand what'ser happening and how we can protect ourselves. so, let's talk about the cdc numbers. nearly 40 kids have died. that's scary for a parent. >> it's frightening. you and i both have young children. it's really scary. if you look at the last couple of years, we haven't seen these

kinds of numbers where this many kids have died. it has happened in the past and it'ser worth reminding people how deadly flu can be. especially in young children, the elderly, people who have some sort of underlying medical illness. it's a problematic disease. >> there are some reports of kids and adults who started as the flu and in one case ended up as septic shock. in another case it ended up as pneumonia. is flu the precursor? >> this is a good point. you can get a viral pneumonia. this is a flu virus causing a pneumonia. what happened in these cases often is if you look at the child. they had the flu. they felt better. they actually seemed to be recovering and then it came back. what came back is what they call the secondary infection or a bacterial infection. and that's a good thing for parents to think about. if your child seems to recover and all of a sudden gets sick, again, that is a flag to go to

the emergency room and get care because that's when it becomes problematic. >> the otherer thing to note for me was the acceleration of this infection. adults who died within 24 to 48 hours from showing signs. with that said, how do you know when you have to go to the hospital? at what point? >> it's easier said, obviously, as we're talking about it here, but for people who are starting to develop breathing problems that are just out of the ordinary. i mean, people get congested and they get a lot of that when they have the flu. but if you're starting to have breathing problems and if you have chest pain, that's usually an indication that the lining of the lungs have now become infected, as well. that's a real problem. this other sort of point in children and adults, as well. if you recovered and i'm on the upswing and it hits me again. that could be a sign that you have a secondary infection. sometimes that's what happens. they thought they were fine and all of a sudden something came back and hit them hard. >> at that point if something

happens within a day or two, you need to probably go to the doctor. >> or even within a few days. it could be three or four days. if you geto the doctor, it could now be that you have a bacterial infection. remember there's not antivirals the way there are antibiotics. there are anti-virals that don't work the same way. if you have a bacterial infection, that could be treated. >> a report, too, that an 8-year-old died and got the flu shot. so, people are probably, if they haven't gotten a flu shot yet, is it too late to get it and is it effective enough? >> the flu season is expected to go into april this year. we still have several weeks of this. we may be at the peak of this, we're not entirely sure yet. people are always a little skeptical of the flu shot. i know that from having reported on this for years and the flu shot is never 100% effective. this year it is particularly low. 30% effective. look, it's better than nothing and not only could it decrease the chance of you getting the flu, it could decrease the

chance of you getting as sick if you get the flu. decrease symptoms. that's helpful. not too late to get it. i recommend people to get it. we still have two to three months left of this flu season. >> lastly, we have been hearing reports that urgent care centers are overloaded and how confident are you that the health care system can handle all of this? >> well, i think the vast majority of people who get the flu, they don't need to go to the hospital and they shouldn't go to the hospital. because, look, hospital is a place for sick people. if you don't even have the flu, you might get it by going to the hospital because that's where this virus is going to be circulating. i think that right now as things stand the hospital system seems to be able to handle it. we have symptoms in place where they had to set up ancillary structures and tents and it's worth reminding people if you are not having symptoms the difficulty breathing and the chest pain and the sort of return of symptoms after you

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>> reporter: the solar industry has been hot, thanks in large part to cheap solar panels from asia. jobs have been plentiful, now the industry is bracing for a slow down and even possible layoffs. what did you think when you heard about? >> it's nerve wracking. you're trying to keep your head above water and the feeling in the back of your mind, what could happen next? >> reporter: shiloh saw a promising future in solar and now he's not so sure. >> i have personally been working in this industry for nine years and to figure out a whole different career path would be nerve wracking for me and my wife. >> reporter: president trump's new 30% tariff on solar panels. a move designed to help american manufacturers getting crushed by inexpensive imports. >> they're making solar products now much more so in the united states. our companies have been decimated and those companies are going to be coming back

strong. >> reporter: but the solar industry energy association says it will hurt consumers with higher prices and could cost 23,000 workers their jobs this year. >> what trump did by passing this tariff is raise renewable energy rates across the country. it's a great headline and a promise on a campaign speech but, ultimately, i think the consumer will be hurt. >> reporter: jim peterson owns one of the biggest solar companies in the nation. he says the move runs counter to decades of political messaging. >> and what concerns me we have leadership in washington that talks a good game about driving energy prices down. about becoming more self-reliant in energy and what we just did. >> reporter: john has made low prices his selling point. just look at the company name. he says a typical system in the bay area might cost $20,000. but with the added tariffs, expect to pay at least 1,000

bucks more. praying may not help but spreading the gospel of renewable energy might. >> there is concern about the tariffs but the solar industry will survive this because it is just a beautiful thing. a great thing getting free energy. >> reporter: and in the short-term solar businesses could actually see a spike in sales, as consumer look to lock in pretariff prices. but long term, a cloudy future may be on the horizon. dan simon, cnn, presidentington, california. and stay with us, still to come -- >> thanks everyone. please exit. >> thank you, all, very much. president trump respectfully dismissing the white house press there. we take a look at how the phrase thank you seems to have taken on a whole new meaning, some say for the president. when a critical patient is far from the hospital,

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there is no harm in saying thank you. in fact, probably your parent taught you to use that phrase to be respectful and courteous. >> here's some things some people noticed. when the president uses the phrase, he does so to dismiss the press and it takes on a whole new meaning. here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: let's all be thankful. >> thank you, guys. >> reporter: that there is a nice way to say scram demonstrated by the president in davos, switzerland. >> the money is on the table. thank you very much. >> are you taking the money now? >> we're heading out. thank you. >> guys, thank you. >> reporter: remember when thank you -- >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: was an expression of gratitude and now it's more attitude. >> thank you all very much. thank you. >> thank you. thanks, everyone. >> thank you very much, everyone. >> reporter: translation, thank you, get out. at a recent cabinet meeting -- >> thank you very much, everybody. >> would you meet with kim

jong-un. >> reporter: it took president trump eight thank yous to get rid of the press. sometimes when his own people are thanking the people out, it's the president who can't stop answering. >> please exit. thank you, everyone. >> i'm not at all concerned. thank you very much. >> thank you, everyone. please exit. >> reporter: you'll see a white house aide in black trying to get the reporter in orange to button it. >> are you concerned what the attorney general told the special counsel? >> i'm not at all. >> reporter: at one recent photo-op the president got fed up with thank yous. >> do you want people to come in from other parts of the world. >> out. >> reporter: out he told cnn's jim acosta. the worst is when you get your very own thank you with your name attached. >> thank you, jeannie. >> jim, thank you. >> reporter: sometimes it's a wonder they bother with the euphemistic thanks when they are

in the oval office endangering table lamps. >> easy, fellows. hey, over here. easy. >> reporter: at least the press can't call this job thankless. >> you guys are getting worse. >> reporter: thanks. >> thank you all very much. >> thanks, everyone. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn -- >> out. >> reporter: -- new york. the latest high-profile, wealthy and politically connected man accused of sexual misconduct. preposterous says steve wynn. >> i want to thank the whole group. the money raised. >> reporter: closely tied to president trump as finance chairman of the republican national committee. democrats are demanding the rnc return any campaign contributions. mounting evidence of any possible obstruction of justice against the president of the united states. >> president trump ordered white

house counsel dan mcgahn to fire last june. >> it's not a bombshell. >> i think that is obstruction of justs and i think that is grounds for impeachment. >> there have been failures at msu. >> asking for an immediate congressional investigation into usa gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee. >> they knew about what was going on and it went on for too long. good morning to you. welcome to saturday. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell. >> always good tahao have you h. it was just a week ago the president was singing his praises and now steve wynn this wealthy c y casino mogul is in middle of a scandal. >> women