360 has exclusive interview with mark zuckerberg as he breaks the silence on cambridge analytica 9:00 p.m. tonight only on cnn. that's it for me. thanks for watching. i'm, in the "the situation room." erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, breaking news, we now what robert mueller wants to talk to the president again, four key events. this could be more turmoil ahead for trump's legal team. plus trump doubling down defending congratulations call to putin fuming over a leak that he had ignored advice of security staff. and trump major decision, wants to stop a women's case against him for deaf fact. a woman accused him of assault from moving forward. >> thewill the president have t tough. let's go outfront. >> good evening i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight breaking news, now learning what robert mueller wants from trump.

cnn special counsel team has told trump's lawyer four main things they want to talk about with trump. they are the president's role in crafting that statement aboard air force one, you know the one regarding his son's meeting in trump tower that was at best misleading. they want to know about the actual meeting in trump tower where donald junior met with russians. and they want to know about the firings of phish james comey hand national security adviser michael flynn. and we have learned these topics are not the extent of mueller's investigation. that's important. cnn is learning topt that the president is both alarmed and angered by mueller's focus on him personally. and that the president may be looking to shake up his legal team even more. possibly hunting for yet another hire. today he attacked robert mueller personally again tweet ago quote from law professor that reads quote i was owe supposed to the selection of robert mueller to

the special counsel. i'm still opposed to t i think president trump was right when there should have never been a special counsel appointed because there was no probable cause believing there was any crime collusion or otherwise or obstruction of justice. and today republican congressman joining trump's effort to discredit mueller saying directly, mueller should be fired. >> i think mueller should be fired. he should be. he should never have been appointed. and he should never have accepted. he should be fired. >> words like that could matter to this president. it's proving gop leadership assurances trump will never fire mueller. nothing to worry about it. don't worry about it, it won't. never be a constitutional crisis because he won't do it. it could turn out that cob meaningless. gloria borger breaking all the details. what are you learning about the timing of the possible interview between robert mueller or his team and president trump? >> well, my colleague pamela brown and i are reporting from

our sources that these conversations are continuing, and that's why these four buckets were given over to the president's attorneys to give sort of a sense of the kinds of questions they were asking about. president's attorneys then kind of extrapolated from that and made up a list of dozens of questions they thought the president might be asked. we are told that this could wrap up had the question of whether the president will testify, could be wrapped up within the next few weeks. that doesn't mean that the president would testify within the next few weeks. and i might also add that if the president's lawyers think this is risky, and they do think it's risky, as we've reported in the past, then there is no guarantee that he would testify and that they might take the constitutional route as other president's have done and challenge this all the way to the supreme court. >> which is incredibly significant. and this comes 6 course, gloria, as you are reporting, that there is possible more changes and

turmoil on the president's legal team at this crucial moment. >> right. i was speaking with a source i said who is running the legal team, and the question was the president is rujing the legal team right now. he is. he's upset because he was told time and time again, hold off, mind your manners, don't tweet about mueller. this is all going to be okay because the investigation is going to be over. now he believes that he was misled at worst or that his legal team was wrong. and his plan was always to be more aggressive. and i this i that's what we are seeing play out right now. so they have added joe who agrees with the president about the conspiracy. he believes exists inside the fbi and the cia to get him. and he may, we are told, add more people to his legal team. the problem, and you are not going to believe this, is that they are running out of lawyers to ask in washington because a lot of them work for firms that are conflicted because they represent other clients involved

in this case. and, also, lots of attorneys don't want to work with a client who won't listen to them. >> pretty significant thing to say. and i don't say this lightly, but hard to find a lawyer to work with you. pretty incredible thing to say town is teaming with them. thank you very much. let's go to david gergen, april rhine, and jeffrey tubin, our analyst. let me start with you, gloria and pam are reporting on, firing of comey and flynn that statement on air force one and infamous meeting at trump tower. does this show only to be obstruction of justice or mueller be looking at other things still on the table or already has what he needs on potential other crimes? >> certainly all four areas relate to obstruction of justice and certainly all of this hem except for the trump meeting

deal directly with trump possible obstruction of justice not other people. those three areas, the firing of comey, the firing of flynn, and the statement on air force one all relate to trump's personal possible obstruction of justice. now, it's very hard to make a firm conclusion about the subjects he's not asking about. collusion with russia. trump's finances. and any misconduct in moscow 2013. just because he doesn't ask about them doesn't mean mueller has ruled those out completely. but it does suggest that most prosecutors, if they are investigating person a for subject b, they'll ask about subject b. so i think it is modestly good news that mueller is not at least insisting initially on asking those other subjects. >> you know, it's interesting when you say modestly good news,

april, because the president is obviously, as gloria is reporting, he's angry. and he's upset. and this is personal. and he's now getting personal with his attacking on mueller in response calling him out by name for the first time, quoting the professor who says there shouldn't be a special counsel. the white house press secretary keeps coming out no worry not going to fire, not on the table. why are you asking about it. but the president's words and actions do not support that. >> this is a president who has flip flopped before say one thing and doing another. and when it comes to this mueller investigation, it's albatros around his neck and something that he just -- it's like on the fly on the ointment that he keeps looking at. mueller investigation is very serious. and what happens is when he goes to talk about these four topics or maybe even more, even if it is the four topics, this president doesn't sustain well. he does not keep it together

well. and then depending upon what he says in this investigation, it could go into more things. and then after that we could see a president who is very upset after the investigation, after his conversation with mueller, and go out on twitter, and then he could do something and make a knee jerk reaction. so this is not over. and right now the president is somewhat calm with this. but let's see what happens after he is deposed, i guess, or talks with mueller about tall of this. >> i mean, it's interesting, and you are right, he is calm. calling it a witch hunt saying there should be no special counsel. for him, that is um ka. but i think for many others it's ominous, it's concerning. i mean, david, the president has pretended to be all for speaking for mueller, bad cop, good cop, i don't know what my lawyers are saying i'm all about it. here he is to reporters. >> are you going to talk to mueller? >> i'm looking forward to it, actually. >> you want to? >> there has been no collusion

whatsoever. there is no obstruction whatsoever. and i'm looking forward to it. >> david, you heard gloria reporting whether there will be an interview will be decided in the next several weeks, date of interview to be determined. do you think this interview will ever happen? >> i think it's likely but a lot of important negotiations ahead and contentious negotiations before they get to that point. listen, i want to go back to what jeffrey said. if you look at this, clearly these four areas do include a the lo of questions about obstruction and about obstruction by the president himself. and it may well be that there is some collusion being investigated here perhaps with flynn or so forth. but very little suggestion, and i think the surprise here are there are no big surprises, no conversations or areas that we haven't heard a lot about already. no conversation with manafort, for example, or no conversations with some spooky character from

the russian side. so that's a bit of a surprise. but the other thing that i think is interesting, there is nothing about his finances here. and a lot of people have argued for a long time that money laundering is biggest vulnerability. why? he may be saving that for later. maybe jeffrey he wants to have this get trump in the room, get the presence of him being interviewed on topics that might be safer ground so he can save and go after finances in second interview. >> that's a fascinating point. go ahead, jeff, what's your point. >> i this think mueller is going to get one shot and one shot only. i think the odds are against, at least in my opinion, and this is not based on extensive inside reporting, but this interview will not take place at all. but if it does, i think there is just going to be one. and i think mueller better take his best shot. and i this i we might say, we should say in fairness to the

president and his supporters, maybe the reason he's not asking about money laundering is he doesn't have evidence of money laundering. >> that's my point. what to you make of that? because as david points out, big conversation has been out there, is the president at risk for money laundering, never put his taxes out there, son bragged about financial connections and getting money from russia, president denied it. these are not saying these are the only topics. but the reporting is they are the four main topics. so does that then take that area off the table in any significant way or not? >> it doesn't take it off the table. but, you know, prosecutors when they have the chance to interview a subject, take their best shot at the subjects they care most about. the fact that finances is not on that list -- >> i'm sorry to interrupt. let me play devil's advocate.

wouldn't he say no way then? >> that's possible. that's why it's hard to, you know, evaluate a negotiation that you have not, you know, heard both sides on. as i said, i think it is modestly good news for the president that the financial topics are not on there. that collusion isn't on there. but it is very bad news for the president that there are so many detailed questions about obstruction of justice. because that has always been the heart of the investigation. >> april, go ahead. >> but, erin, you have to remember this, that this president doesn't like to talk about anything about his finances. he won't even show his tax returns. and mueller is strategic, understanding even to be able to have a conversation with his lawyers, to even possibly have this investigation. they can't bring up anything about money, because if they did, it would shut it down. so this president understands this is what it's supposed to be

about. they are parameters for a reason. he does not want to get there. who knows, we don't know everything that mueller is doing, but we understand that you have to follow the money trail. and he's already pulling the emails, trying to pull the emails from the trump organization, and money is within those emails. but he's got to get his best shot. and this may be the only way he can get it without the conversation of mo in. >> all right. thank you all very much. i appreciate it. and next president doubling down today on congratulate lacall to putin. plus breaking news, the interview they don't want you to see. and i'm not talking about robert mueller. i'm talking about stormy daniels. she's about to tell her story. and then this. >> i went to the best schools. i'm a very smart person. so what about the spelling issues? straight... is that some kind of magic wand?

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breaking news, president trump doubling down on vladimir putin. trump defending his call congratulating putin on election win tweeting today, quote, i called president putin to congratulate him on his election victory. in past obama called him also. the fake news media is crazed. they are wrong. getting along with russia and others is a good thing. not a bad thing. of course it is not the media who told trump, ex-core shat being the president's word, it

was own top advisers as "the washington post" reported they are the bullet points gave him in the call. they told him to in all caps not congratulate. those were the two words in caps putin. and trumps own team so upset and disturbed when he ignored that advice that they leaked it. now the tweet coming cnn is reporting that trump is infuriated and fuming about the leaks, calling outside friends and advisers to do some sort of a manhunt, who did it, who leaked it. jeff zeleny outfront. saying he is livid. >> reporter: no question. that he was furious that he did not follow the instruction per se of his national security advisers. this of course is the latest leak. sooernly remnant of the leaks last year when many of the details from the president's phone calls with world leaders happened to leak out.

so it leads many administration officials here to believe is there sort of a sense in the national security apparatus trying to undermine this president. we know the president made the phone call from the residence of the white house yesterday morning. not many people were around at all. but it was certainly a small set of people involved in the briefing. but erin, i can tell you on a day when the government was shut down, white house was pretty quiet today except for this. people were on the lookout having meetings. and this is what one senior administration official told us about this. let's take a look. he said if the story is accurate, that means someone leaked the president's briefing papers, leaking such information is a fireable offense and likely illegal. as we end the day here today, unclear if they've gotten anywhere in this witch hunt, if you will. but we do know white house chief of staff john kelly certainly making a pry yortd out of this. the president not talking about it simply pushing back at predecessors and others for kritd sizing him for

congratulating vladimir putin. erin. >> thank you, jeff, very much. and i want to straight member of house committee. thanks for your time. you know the president doubling down on his congratulate call for putin on winning sham election. what's your reaction to this, doubling down, you know what, you are right, i did it and i'm proud of it? it's a pattern of behavior the president can't take responsibility or be told he did something wrong. but unfortunate here, as my colleagues have delineated, this is not hour ally. this is not our friend. it's a sl it's a sham election. human rights. but perhaps worse for me is the fact here we are in the midst of the most important investigation of our lifetime, mike morel called this attack political 911 doesn't happen without putin's direction. so here we are the president of the united states congratulating an adversary who attacked the

democratic process. >> so is the white house and some republicans, as you know, congressman, seem more outraged about the leak than what trump did. and they have criticized him to are what he did, and some have been very strenuous in doing so, obviously john mccain top of that list. but some of the others are now going more down this witch hunt, this manhunt route. here's senator marco rubio. >> you no he what i like even less, that there is someone close to him leaking this stuff out. if you don't like the guy, quit. but to be this depolice tusayan leak things out, it's dangerous, so i don't like what he did, but i hate there is someone in inner circle willing to leak this stuff. >> does rubio have the point? is leaker important focus here? >> i think so. i mean, i don't like leaks are the right way to do an investigation through what we are trying to accomplish with what russia did. it's unfortunate that they take place anywhere. it's obvious the president has been upset with leaks that have come, in his mind, from the

intelligence community who congress, but obviously he needs to clean house as well and look at his own people. there are cave drawings of leaks because they have happened since the beginning of time. but they are not helpful. they are destructive to the process and damaging and we need to get to the bottom of it. >> is it a fireable offense as the official told jeff zeleny t even though they leaked it, the leaker should that person be fired? >> look shs i don't know what was leaked. but it sounds like that's quite possible. i have been disturbed these leaks have taken place. one of the four prongs of our investigation. but all too often i have seen my colleagues far more concerned with the leaks than ts process takes place. i this i we need to work on both equally. >> former cia director john brennan has a different take than mark co-rubio. he believes there is a reason and here it is.

>> i think he's afraid of the president of russia. >> why? >> well, i think one can speculate as to why. that the russians may have something on him personally. that they could always roll out and mick his life more difficult. russians i think have had long experience with mr. trump and may have things that they could expose. >> something personal perhaps? >> perhaps. >> something personal. long experience with the president and may have things they cokeuld expose and reveal. do you agree? >> the president certainly gives indication he's either afraid of russia or they have something on him. do i know that for sure? no. but i'll build a case too. why did the president take so long to enforce sanctions against russia for this activity? and why did he limit them in scope so much? why was the state department granted $120 million to go after russian meddling and spent zero? the list goes on and on. what exactly is the president worried about? why isn't he reacting in a

manner in which any commander in chief would to react to this process? >> all right. congress manning quigley, i appreciate your time, and i'll note for viewers congressman quigley is saying for democrat jives with house oversight committee is saying, president acting is the way someone would act. and next, bracing for in interview, not the mueller one, stormy daniels telling her story to anderson. and more breaking news on austin bomber, we are learning there is a 25-minute confession video. and now we have found out what's in it.

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breaking news, president trump will appeal a judge's ruling. came down yesterday that would allow defamation lawsuit against him to go forward. this is according to his attorney mark cast owe wits. keep in mind important suit. filed by former a (cyspprentice zervos. it opens the door to the president having to be deposed and tell his side of the story. outfront jessica leads, she claims trump has groped her. trump has denied t disturbing story. gloria gloria al red is representing her. in light of your reaction, let me get your reaction. trump's attorney came out we

disagree with the decision matter of constitutional law. this was the decision to allow the defamation lawsuit for your client to go forward that would perhaps have the president have to be depieced. what do you say to mark cast owe wits? >> well, erin, at this point i have no comment on this case. and i'm sorry, but that's the only comment that i have. >> you are just going to continue to push forward with what you've pushed forward with, to go ahead and have the case move forward and the president have to speak? >> we have no comment. but i'm very happy that other women are coming forward. >> and i want to ask you about that. the other women, jeffrey, first of all, gloria, legally in a tough spot right now. so let me ask you. do you think that this could lead, obviously now you have him fighting back against gloria and her client, but could this lead to the president to testify to answer under oath to the accusations of assault because of this defamation lawsuit? >> without question. if this case goes forward, and

actually think the legal issues here are difficult. i'm not entirely convinced that this could will be allowed to proceed. but if it does proceed, there is no question that there will be both a deposition of the president and later if it goes to trial his testimony. >> and, jeffrey, would that in your view, would the scope be limited solely to summer zervos and her accusations of assault or go beyond that? because of course we have at least 16 other women who have ra accused him of similar things? >> i know gloria well enough to know it would go beyond the immediate subject which would be appropriate. because one of the things you can examine in the deposition is is there a pattern of behavior. and that is certainly something gloria or her colleagues would want to examine in a deposition of the president on this subject. >> when we get to pattern, jessica, you are one of the first person who come out and

tell your story about the president. you've got now former playboy model karen mcdougal coming out wanting to tell her story of a con sen shul affair said she was paid off to not tell right before the election. how does it feel now, after all of these women, including you came forward and told their stories, and he still won and everything moved forward, that now you may get a chance for him to have to answer under oath? >> it would be very sweet if it's at all possible to make him own up or suffer some of the consequences of this kind of sexual aggression that he over the years has perpetrated on a lot of women. >> some of it just as mild as grabbing a kiss or grabbing them like he said on the bus tape.

he's done this forever. he probably was doing it in high school. >> i mean, it is a moment i think many people did not know what come. gloria, you said, you know, when we talk about jessica and others who have come forward, briefly to tell their stories, you know of all those women and you said that there could be more. have additional women now especially with stormy daniels and karen mcdougal being back in the news, summer zervos back ntd news, have more women reached out to you with stories about president trump? >> anyone who contacts me, erin, enjoys the privilege of confidentiality with me. because they are seeking legal advice. so i do not comment on the names of anyone who contacted me or the content of their communication with me. that's completely confidential. whether or not i end up representing them, that is being retained by them in any case. so i'll not comment on that.

i'll say, however, that i also -- that i represent jessica drake. now, jessica is a person who was listed on the settlement with the stormy daniels settlement agreement as a person to whom stormy daniels had provided confidential information or, that is, information that is deemed confidential in stormy daniels confidentiality agreement. and i'll say that jessica drake has not spoken out about mr. trump since the time that she had a press conference with me prior to the vote in 2016. but she may be coming forward. she is thinking about whether or not she wants to talk about what happened to her and what she

knows. and we'll have to wait and see. >> jeffrey, do you think we'll start hearing a lot more people telling their stories. >> well, we've already heard a lot. i mean, remember how many people have come forward, 16 people. there are now three pending lawsuits involving sexual misconduct by the president. you know, there is stormy daniels case. there is karen mcdougal's case. and gloria's case today with the apprentice contestant. that's a lot. and presumably there will be more. >> jessica, the president -- >> i would like to just add that as to jessica drake, to be very clear, she has not entered into any nondisclosure agreement or settlement at all in reference to the president. >> right. so it is purely her decision whether to speak. she doesn't have a legal battle to do so as are you pointing out. >> that's correct. >> jessica, the president threatened you and others with

lawsuits. that he was going to sue all of you. >> yes. >> let me play it for you. >> these vicious claims about me of inappropriate conduct with women are totally and absolutely false. it's a phoney deal. i have no idea who these women are. i have no idea. >> every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. >> all of these liars will be sued after the election is over. >> you haven't been sued? >> no. >> so you think it was all talk? >> yes. >> absolutely. because he said it and didn't do it? >> yes. >> that's significant in and of itself. he wouldn't want discovery. but he sued a single woman and hasn't sued jessica. jeffrey, brings us back to paula jones, for president clinton that was what opened the door to

monica lewandowski and his impeachment, right when looking at possible real estate fraud and white water. could these cases be that for this president or is that a step too far? >> oh ks absolutely they cob. and there is a poetry to this. because, you know, bill clinton went to the united states supreme court and said, i am president of the united states, i can't be distracted with these cases, if somebody is going to sue me, put it up until after i'm president. and he lost 8-1. and that was the clear basis for the decision today, that this lawsuit could go forward. gloria's lawsuit. and that's going to be the case with all of these civil lawsuits. that being president does not exclude you from having to defend civil litigation, and that can include depositions and it was hirk's husband who was impeached because of what he said in those depositions. >> right, you look back and say it ended up being stormy daniels and not vladimir putin.

who knows what history will say. but that's how that sentence would go if it's a similar analogy. gloria, cbs has con firpd it will air stormy daniels sunday on 60 minutes, only interview where she talks about what she says happened with the president. thievery leased very brief clip. let me play it quickly. >> not 100% sure why you are doing this. >> okay. so she just stares. she doesn't answer the question. gloria, what do you make of this? you have michael cohen, president's personal lawyer saying she owes him $20 million because it's a million dollar for every violation of the nda every time she opens her mouth a million bucks. this is the arguments they are making. was it a smart idea for stormy daniels to come out now and do this tell-all interview? >> well, i mean, this is a judgment that is made by herself and her attorney together. i've handled thousands of confidential settlements in the 42 years i've been practicing law against rich and powerful

and famous people or large corporations. and i'll just say, in general, what happens when someone is alleged to have breached a settlement or challenges the settle that was reached, ordinarily there is an arbitration clause. and ordinarily this has to be decided in arbitration. having said that, you know, generally there is going to have to be a motion to compel arbitration and have the arbitrator decide. you know, if someone breaches, they take the risk of having to face the consequences of what the settlement agreement says will be the consequences, which ordinarily include liquidated damages, an amount that has to be paid for each breach, which is negotiated at the time of the settlement. a million dollars per breach would, i think, generally be considered excessive by any court. on the other hand, often if one

part of the arbitration agreement settlement is breached, sometimes that's severable. so we would have to wait and see what a court or arbitrator decides in this case. >> but certainly obviously taking a risk there. jessica, before we go, if you were ever asked to testify under oath and tell your story about the president, would you do so? >> oh, certainly. certainly. the problem is we get into the weeds with the legal matters here, and as far as i'm concerned the bottom line is this man is a sexual predator. >> all right. thank you very much, jessica, jeffrey, gloria, i appreciate all your time tonight. and next did the secretary of the interior need a detail to turkey and greece. and breaking news austin confession, 25-minute recording on cell phone we are just hearing this now as to why he did it. oh! there's one.

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tonight interior secretary ryan zinke facing moral gauges of possible travel abuse. took a security detail went to tuk and greece, cost is unclear, but spokesperson is defending it, presidential line of succession, access to sensitive classified information and security threats in the region. of course, zinke, just to give

the facts here eight in line for the presidency. nominee for governor of new york, and former clinton white house aide keith boykin. private charter flights have been issue. what do you make of this security detail that he went on personal vacation? do you buy that the defense he's getting, he's in line for the presidency? >> i don't buy it. here is somebody under execuscr. he's part of corruption within trump administration. doesn't stop with him. you have scott prewett doing these things. you have ben carson spending $31,000 in dining set. betsy devos has security detail as well. not to mention the helicopter ride for prewett and mnuchin

trip to fort knox and european vacations. what is going on with this country and administration. i think it starts with the top. donald trump is creating this culture. he said he wanted a team of rivals, instead of created a team of robbers. >> that's a good line. >> you don't watch designated survive or. >> do you buy the zinke defense, he's in line in the presidential line of succession, that's true, number eight. >> yes. >> i don't know what you do for 7, 6, 5, 4, 3. anyway, jokes aside. do you buy it? >> i do think it's necessary. and i'll tell you why. let's say that he goes, he's a cabinet officer, right, secretary. he goes to turkey or whatever. and he is kidnapped or taken hostage. now we have an international cry cities on our hands. >> maybe you don't go to turkey. maybe you stop spending taxpayer money i'll pick a place that's not tuk. >> in zinke defense, he and his

wife paid for their own vacation. >> but it was a personal vacation for anniversary. >> that is not the story. >> he has security. level of security. >> two people. >> cabinet secretary had been taken hostage, we would have a crazy sa scenario on our hands. why would we go through that. governors take security details and they don't have national security interests. >> the problem is there is the pattern here. when you are already under scrutiny and know people are watching you, why contribute to this? the optics are horrible. i don't think that's something donald trump gets this. because he's got the whole i'm violating the constitution from day one, i'm not going to sell my business, iemt n'm not going release tax returns. and people on cabinet see that and follow-through and do the same thing he's doing. >> rob, to this point, not just zinke, he's had investigations. you have mnuchin and several other people who have money issues, from shulkin on travel

to carson dining table, tom price. what about epa administrator scott prewett? i have to share this one. $18,000, "washington post" has reported spent for him on four day trip to more okay co. he 18,000 for four days. >> was that for staff and him? that's not a lot of money. >> "washington post" is not saying what it cost. >> assuming him and his staff and security, honestly for four days not ha lot of money international. >> you are a travel agent? >> no, seriously, think about that. for a high level government official, and if this had happened in obama administration, and it did, eric holder, it was $14,000 to take his family to the belmont station in new york with security, and on a private jet. we have instances where this has

happened. i think everyone agrees it is a crazy world right now. it's crazy in america with threats all over the place. and it's crazy around the world. last thing we should be wore ring about is the cabinet secretary abroad being taken hostage or killed. >> shouldn't be there in the first place. >> he can't go on vacation? >> maybe one of the things for public service you give up is getting to go to a place that is risky you need security detail. trump goes to mar-a-lago. he has no interested in going to turkey. although he'll congratulate erdogan eve day of the week. next breaks news austin serial bomber breaks news. and much lighter note, how do you special special counsel, ask the president. no. just some mind-blowing engineers from the ford motor company and pivotal who developed fordpass, allowing you to reach out to your car from wherever you are

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break news, police have obtained a 25 minute cell phone recording with what they say is a confession from the austin serial bomber. in it the suspect, mark anthony conditt describes his difficult childhood and how he kristen sze ited the devices, the seventh and last of which he set to have kill himself. we have new details on the bomber and how he was found. ed is out front. >> reporter: five homemade pipe bombs killed injured and unsuspecting victims in austin and san antonio in the last three weeks. one last bomb blew up in the sender's hands. blowing out the windows of this

maroon suv as a s.w.a.t. team closed in. authorities say 23-year-old mark anthony conditt was the serial bomber who unleashed a deadly chill across the city. >> the suspect is deceased and has significant injuries from a blast that occurred from detonating a bomb inside his vehicle. >> reporter: the surreal ending stunned relatives and neighbors in conditt's hometown of pflugerville just north of austin. family members say conditt was a loving and peaceful man who was home schooled and briefly attended community college, the oldest of four siblings who never showed signs of violence. but sometimes, even those who are closest, don't see the darkness lurking under the surface. >> i know they're church going people. i know they're stremly good neighbors. i like them a lot. it's extremely confusing and i don't make anything of it because it just is -- doesn't make sense.

i suppose this type of thing never does. >> reporter: conditt lived in this house with two roommates. those men are being questioned by authorities, but have not been charged. meanwhile, investigators search conditt's home including sheds in the bomber's backyard. investigators say they discovered a large amount of bomb-making materials inside, much of it locked in one room. >> there was no completed devices in the house. there was the homemade explosive material that we found in the house and that's what we were most concerned about. >> reporter: texas governor said in an interview that investigators have discovered a treasure trove of information that could help explain a motive. a 25-minute recording left by conditt which police describe as a confession. >> i know everybody is interested in a motive and understanding why, and we are never going to be able to put a ration behind these acts, but what i can tell you, having listened to that recording, he does not at all mention anything

about terrorism, nor does he mention anything about hate. but instead it is the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his personal life that led him to this point. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say one of the key breaks came when conditt walked into this fedex station in south austin wearing a hat, blonde wig and gloves to drop off two packages. investigators began tracking his movements, using surveillance cameras and cell phone towers which led them to the violent ending along this interstate, and perhaps a little closer to understanding why a 23-year-old would unleash this kind of mayhem. and, erin, we are in the area around his home as they continue their search. the police chief in austin says that video recording that conditt made, he made last night when he got the impression that

investigators were getting closer to catching him. erin? >> all right, thank you very much, ed laven derks era. next donald trump ns misspelling hall of fame and jeanne moos will show you exactly how he got there. i'm very proud of the fact that i served. i was a c130 mechanic in the corps, so i'm not happy unless my hands are dirty. between running a business and four kids, we're busy. auto insurance, homeowner's insurance, life insurance policies. knowing that usaa will always have my back... that's just one less thing you have to worry about. i couldn't imagine going anywhere else.

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>> reporter: president trump knows we're watching his tweets with eagle eyes. >> if i do a typo, it's like death. they just go, they go wild. >> reporter: but it was the president who went wild misspelling. trump sets new record for most typos in one tweet. there was weather, missing an h. there was the, the, and three mistakes with the same word. >> he meant c.-o-u-n-s-e-l. >> reporter: twitter helpfully pointed out the difference between counsel and lawyer and a meeting in, say, white dogs. all those mistakes got graded and marked. he's an idiot. we welcome you to the donald k. trump presidential typos and misspellings hall of fame. is it all spelled correctly? the president got off to a fast start the day after his inauguration, tweeting, i am honored to serve you. saving this for posterity joked one reporter. but the president was so honored he later did it again.

he's misspelled everything from here by to tap my phones, even tapping out this unforgettable non-word, perhaps while falling asleep. covfefe, huh? he once called china did an unprecedented act. >> i'm like a very smart person. >> reporter: smart enough to misspell on purpose. >> l-y-e-n, lyen. >> reporter: sure he blew a word or two. >> when aretha told us what r-s-p-c-t >> reporter: you have to expect we can learn from president trump's mistakes. >> whether, another typo. >> reporter: weather is no mere typo. >> weather. >> reporter: whether means castrated of a male sheep. the president may be castrating the english language, but he sure doesn't seem sheepish about it. jeanne moos, cnn. >> trust me, i'm like a smart

person. >> reporter: new york. >> oh, gee, we learned something tonight. wether is a castrated lamb the way he spelled it. thank you for joining us. hey, something new every night. a. c-360 starts right now. >> good evening. in a startling reversal from just 24 hours ago the president of the united states got on the phone today and really spoke his mind about russia. he said what a terrible thing it was that russia likely with vladimir putin's say so poisoned a putin opponent, his daughter a police officer and others with a highly toxic weapon of mass destruction on the soil of a nato member country which hamz to be this country's old evident and closest ally. he said russia needs to be held accountable and promised action to do it. he wasn't speaking to vladimir putin on the phone. he was talking to the president of france. that's right, he really gave the president of france a piece of his mind today. yesterday this is what he said about his call with putin. >> i had a call with