that much access to free food? i hope the rest of us can, because the sikh is met in yuba city are ready, and that values they believe in match up well with what this country is supposed to believe in. are you ready? i know i am. i've already got my head scarf picked out for next year. warnings from the north korean regime to stop misleading public opinion. we will look at how this might impact the planned talks between the united states and north korea. plus president trump's newest attorney continues his media blitz. this time actually talking about the russia investigation. and later -- residents in hawaii face scenes like this. fountains of lava shooting up from the ground. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and those of you joining us from all

around the world. great to have you with us. i'm rosemary church of cnn headquarters in atlanta. this is "cnn newsroom." with their leaders possibly weeks away from an historic summit, north korea is warning the united states to tone down the rhetoric or risk ruining their recent diplomatic breakthroughs. according to state-run media, north korea says the u.s. is deliberately provoking the country and misleading public opinion by claiming sanctions that force pyongyang to the negotiating table. a foreign ministry spokesman reportedly called it a dangerous attempt to ruin the hard-won atmosphere of dialogue and bring the situation back to square one. what the spokesman says the country is willing to denuclearize because of the summit between north and south

korea, not because of u.s. pressure. and this all comes ahead of a planned summit between president donald trump and kim jong-un. alexandra field joins us now live from seoul with the very latest. good to see you, alexandra. what impact might this have on the face-to-face meeting between the two leaders? >> rosemary, i think we just need to regard this as the kind of rhetoric we do periodly see coming from north korea. certainly they have muted the criticism and the tone of their criticism against the united states in recent weeks or months. but this is an opportunity for north korea through its state news to flex its muscle, assert its power and its strength going into this summit. and it's frankly an opportunity for them to write the history of this incredible minute on the korean peninsula for the people in their own words. certainly there is a natural dispute here about how this summit has come together, how this moment has come together in which we will see kim jong-un and president trump coming face-to-face. certainly something that no one would have expect ed you have

heard officials within the administration, within the united states saying repeatedly that this moment is a result of economic sanctions, and this international campaign of maximum pressure against north korea. they consider it a diplomatic success that has been led by the united states. certainly north korea is going to take a different position with their people and try to broadcast that on a more global level by saying that actually it's their own demonstration of power that has led to this moment. this is part of their efforts, certainly, to build up their own leader's ability to lead inside that country. they're certainly going to give him credit to bringing north korea to this point and for having this sort of calculation that has gotten us to this place. but, again, this is not the kind of incendiary rhetoric you've seen from north korea in the past. and this is a statement that they've made over and over again. they want to insist that they're going into this summit in a position of strength. they're not there because they have been forced to be there as a result of sanctions. rosemary? >> and alexandra, we still don't know where this meeting will be held and when exactly. and we're also waiting for what we have been told was the

eminent release of the three u.s. detainees. what is the latest information you have on that? >> yeah, a lot of groundwork is still being laid for this summit there is going to be a meeting between the south korean president and president trump that will happen on may 22nd. again, we are waiting for the did of the summit between trump and kim jong-un. as you point out, the whole world is really asking is whether or not these american detainees will be released in advance of the summit. officials within the administration in washington have expressed a great deal of confidence that they will be. it's widely regarded this would be a good-faith effort or a good will effort from north korea to release the detainees. it seemed so tantalizingly close last week when the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani almost inexplicably announced they would be released last thursday that did not happen. officials within the white house, officials within the state department have not been able to determine when a release could happen. but they are remaining optimistic that north korea will in fact make this gesture. it's something that would go a

long way towards establishing the right kind of atmosphere for these historic talks set to take place soon. >> it certainly would. alexandra field joining us from seoul in south korea just after three income the afternoon. thanks for that. another nuclear issue, this one with a deadline just days away. of course i'm talking about iran. britain's foreign secretary is urging president trump not to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. in a "new york times" opinion piece, boris johnson writes this. at this delicate juncture, it would be a mistake to walk away from the nuclear agreement and remove the restraints that it places on iran. i am sure of one thing. every available alternative is worse. the wisest course would be to improve the hand counts rather than break them. well, iran's president for his part warned the u.s. would come to regret it if it chooses to quit the deal. take a listen.

>> translator: if america leaves the nuclear accord, it will soon see that this will entail historic remorse. >> mr. trump is set to decide by saturday whether or not to wave sanctions against iran again. if he does not, he will be effectively pulling the united states out of that nuclear agreement. so here is a recap of what's in that deal. the u.s., iran, china, russia, france, britain, and the european union signed on to the 2015 agreement. iran is required to reduce centrifuges, cut its nuclear weapon and weapons grade uranium stockpiles and allow inspections. now in exchange, the u.s. and u.n. waved sanctions and tehran had $100 billion of its frozen funds returned. president trump called it the worst deal in history. he said the u.s. would withdraw

unless major flaws were corrected. he wants international inspectors who have immediate access to nuclear facilities. right now iran has 24 days to allow inspectors in. mr. trump also wants iran punished for continuing to develop long-range missiles. there is also the issue that some provisions of the deal sunset in 2025. >> in just a few years, as key restrictions disappear, iran can sprint towards a rapid nuclear weapons breakout. we got weak inspections in exchange for no more than a purely short-term and temporary delay in iran's path to nuclear weapons. >> in seven years, iran will be able to enrich its uranium. the president thinks limits on iran's enrichment program should be permanent. the deal also does not address

iran's alleged funding of terrorism. but supporters of the agreement say it was designed to deal with just one problem, iran's nuclear program. former new york mayor rudy giuliani is on a media tour to try to help his newest client, president donald trump. speaking to cnn sunday, giuliani gave us his thoughts on the special counsel's russia probe and the payoff made to porn star stormy daniels. more now from boris sanchez. >> reporter: the president's newly minted attorney rudy giuliani making some news on sunday on the sunday morning talk shows, and also speaking to my colleague, dana bash shortly after a meeting that he had with the president at his golf club in virginia on sunday. giuliani telling dana bash that he believes the founding fathers wanted the president to have a sort of special executive privilege that would keep him from being indicted. that's part of the reason that giuliani said on the sunday morning talk shows that he

believes that the president would not have to comply with a subpoena coming from a special counsel. listen to this. >> what happens if robert mueller subpoenas the president? will you comply? >> well, we don't have to. he is the president of the united states. well can assert the same privilege as other presidents have. >> giuliani also saying that if indeed the president were forced to comply, then he would advise him to plead the fifth amendment. he believes that the special counsel is trying to lay a trap for the president. giuliani also told dana bash that he and the president have come to an agreement when it comes to dealing with the special counsel, depending on what robert mueller does moving forward, and that they had also reach and agreement about what the president's focus should be. giuliani saying that he wants president trump to focus on the big picture on denuclearization talks with north korea, trade with china and the iran nuclear deal and to let giuliani focus specifically on the president's legal woes. dana also asked giuliani about what the president said earlier this week about him not having all the facts when he went on

fox news and contradicted some of what the president had previously said about the stormy daniels saga. giuliani saying that he is still getting up to speed, that there are some 1.2 million documents that he is yet to sort through and to look at. unclear if any of the document there's is any indication of when the president knew of that hush money payment to stormy daniels and what he was reimbursing his attorney michael cohen for after the campaign ended. boris sanchez, cnn at the white house. >> so let's bring in james davis. he is the dean of the school of economics and political science at the university of st. gallen in germany. good to have you with us. >> good morning, rosemary. >> rudy giuliani tried to set the record straight on his latest media blitz. but instead appeared to muddy the waters somewhat. he said the founding fathers intended the president to have special executive privilege that would prevent him from being

indicted. and that's why he thinks mr. trump would not have to comply with any subpoena from the special counsel. but could plead the fifth if he is forced to comply. what did you make of all that? and what's fact and what is fiction? >> well, the first question is whether or not mr. giuliani is serving the president well as an attorney or whether he is more taking on the role of a public relations manager for the president. given the volume of material that he needs to master in order to advise the president on a legal strategy, i find it curious that he has so much time to make the rounds through all of the television stations and give all these interviews. but with respect to the claims he is making, i think we do need to push back a bit. the supreme court has ruled numerous times going back at least to the watergate hearings that the president is not above the law that the president has to comply with lawful orders,

lawful subpoenas, and cannot claim executive privilege in a way to get around a legal investigation. so one would need to qualify the statements of mr. giuliani. of course the president is a citizen as is anyone else and has the right to plead the fifth amendment. but then again, the question would be how does the president think he might incriminate himself with this testimony? i think there is quite a bit of pushback due here. and question whether or not mr. giuliani is really serving the interests of the president. >> and then of course after contradicting the president on a bombshell interview on fox last week, giuliani attempted to clear things up sunday on the stormy daniels issue. but we're still none the wiser on when the president knew of the hush money payment to stormy daniels and what he was reimbursing michael cohen for exactly. giuliani says he is still getting up to speed on the issue. did he help or hinder mr. trump

on this attempt sort of clear things up? >> well, i guess there is twos a scene of the accident question. politically, i think he actually might be helping the president in so far as the waters become ever more muddy, and the average member of the public no longer knows what the questions are here. and so if people just sort of shrug and move on. legally, however, i think there may be some jeopardy coming out of this because mr. trump's various lawyers and various changing stories either from mr. trump or from his lawyers create an atmosphere where the special counsel could in fact find room for interesting questions and could in fact get the president to contradict himself in a sworn testimony in a way that would perhaps be criminal. so i think all of these

conflicting stories make it difficult for the president when and if he does have to testify before the special prosecutor make it difficult for him to keep a coherent and clear line. >> right. well, let's take a quick listen to how stormy daniels' attorney, michael avenatti responded to giuliani's latest media blitz. let's bring that up. >> this interview that rudy giuliani gave this morning is just the latest in a series of train wrecks for rudy giuliani and the president. they can't get their facts straight. they keep changing every interview they give. the facts take on a new life of their own. and this is what happens when you lie and try to cover up. and this is exactly what happens. >> strong words. lies and cover-ups. that's according to avenatti. he calls giuliani's performance a train wreck. that your reading of what we've been witnessing? >> yeah, i mean, it is a train wreck in the sense there is no

clean story line here. and if you're trying to defend yourself, if there is actually nothing there, then it should be pretty easy to have a consistent answer to the questions. but the president has argued that he knew nothing of the payments then he did know of them. mr. cohen has claimed the payments came from a personal line of credit on his real estate, and that mr. giuliani claims the money came from the president. i mean we really just don't know what the answer. again, though, i want to separate out the political implications of this from the legal implications. i think the legal jeopardy is clear whether this damages the president politically, i'm not sure because most people have given up trying to figure out what is fact, what is fiction. and what is really a serious in this whole incident. >> i think a lot of people have tuned out because it's just so confusing. james davis, thank you so much

for joining us and briggs your analysis. well always appreciate it. >> thank you, rosemary. well, the chairman of the u.s. house intelligence committee says he plans to urge lawmakers to hold the u.s. attorney general in contempt of congress. republican devin nunes accuses jeff sessions of withholding documents related to the russia investigation and the committee's probe of alleged government surveillance abuses. >> two weeks ago, we sent a letter to attorney general jeff sessions, a classified letter. per usual, it was ignored, not acknowledged. just completely ignored. so last week we sent a subpoena. and then on thursday we discovered that they're not going to comply with our subpoena. >> so what are you going to do about it. >> on very important information that we need. >> so what are you going to do? >> the only thing left that we can do, we have to move quickly to hold the attorney general of the united states in contempt. and that's what i'm going to press for this week.

>> in response, the justice department explained why the documents were held back. and i'm quoting here, disclosure of responsive information to such requests can risk severe consequences, including potential loss of human lives, damaged relationships with valued international partners, compromise of ongoing criminal investigations, and interference with intelligence activities. well, a volcano in hawaii is putting on quite a show. but it is deadly. the latest on the eruptions on the big island. plus, congress has concerns about the trump administration's pick to run the cia. why gina haskell's past may affect her future. we'll take a look at that and more when we come back. stay with us. is ahhhmazing! meaty morsels. a tender texture. with real meat and a blend of peas and carrots i can see. a totally new kind of awesome going on here! (avo) new beneful simple goodness. tender, meaty morsels with real ingredients you can see.

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eruptions for days. it looks spectacular, but of course it's swallowing up homes and threatening to change the landscape forever. experts say there is no sign the kilauea volcano will stop erupting any time soon. and right now there are ten volcanic fissures in this area releasing lava and dangerous concentrations of toxic gas. authorities are allowing some residents who evacuated days ago to return to their homes to collect belongings they left behind. but the dangerous conditions are making it hard for people to get through, leaving some residents frustrated they just can't reach their homes. >> the people who belong in there or who need to patrol in there should be able to be in there. not we're all standing on the perimeter wondering and hearing conflicting stories. it just makes people more upset and anxious. well don't need the level of anxiety to be any higher. >> and on top of that many people are terrified of losing their homes and having no

insurance to protect them. cnn's stephanie elam has more on that. >> reporter: for people who live in the areas affected by these fissures in leilani estates, many of them were able to get back in to retrieve anything they weren't able to evacuate with the first go-around. but still, officials do not want them to stay there. they're saying the fissures continue to open and they don't know when the fissures will stop opening. they want people to get out of there. not just because of the lava that is bubbling up out of the earth and shooting up into the skies based on some 650 feet according to some residents told us that. >> don't want people to stay there because of the toxic gases. you're talking sulfur dioxide that is also very dangerous. that's why they've widened the area around where is the fissure opening. this is a lava flow from 2014. it came down and cascaded around, threatening some buildings nearby. there is no way to stop a lava

flow. you just have to let it go. and that is the danger here for the people who have built their homes in these communities. if lava comes in and takes the homes like it has done to several homes at this point, they may never be able to go back to their neighborhoods. and for many of them, that is the most devastating news. >> so let's get more on what residents can expect in the coming days. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us now from the international weather center. of course, pedram, when is this all over? and we don't know when that will be, these residents will return to a very different landscape. >> absolutely. changed forever. it's not something you can go remove. when this lava hardens, it's really not something at all that you can manipulate it across this region. we know the history of the landscape, the geology of this region really plays through hundreds if not thousands of years when it comes to the landscape developing as it has. and we know what to expect the next couple of weeks to month. earthquakes will continue.

additional fissures should be expected. the poisonous gas will be released. and every time we have one of the new fissures, that's when officials expand the boundary, the area of the threat zone where folks are removed away from this region. but you've only got so much land to work. with i want to break down the age of these islands. once you go towards the northwestern periphery of the islands, the island of kauai is the oldest. you work your way into oahu, 3.4 million years. lanai comes in at 1.3 million. and maui and eventually the big island the youngest islands in this chain. so we're watching geology across this region, history literally taking place. we know a couple years ago the eruption that occurred there that we saw stephanie elam and her story talking about the lava in place, that added some 200 acres of land across that region in the last couple of years. additional land formed from that eruption pushing out towards the

coastal community. here is the eastern riffs really the area of concern. 35-year period we've watched and seen eruptions in 1983. and of course 2012 to 2014, we lost 200 structures. lava in places as much as 35 meters thick across this region. so again, not something that could be manipulated and is a very dangerous situation from a the lava and the poisonous gases in the atmosphere, there rosemary. >> it most definitely is. and it's important for people to get out of that area if they are there right now. thank you so much, pedram. let's chat again about this next hour. appreciate it. and we'll take a short break. but your past is a hard thing to run from. and that could cause one trump nominee a promotion. why some lawmakers are worried about the president's choice to run the cia. plus waiting for results in lebanon's parliamentary election. what we know about voter turnout. we'll have that for you in just a moment. stay with us. e protein you need

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gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call or go on line today. a very warm welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. i want to update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour. north korea says the u.s. is deliberately provoking the company by saying it will not ease sanctions until the north gives up its nuclear weapons. according to state-run tv, pyongyang claims it is willing to denuclearize because of the north-south summit, not u.s. pressure. britain's foreign secretary will meet with the u.s. vice president and the national security adviser in washington this week to try to convince president trump not to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. in an op-ed in "the new york

times," boris johnson wrote this. "of all the options available to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon, this pact offers the fewest disadvantages. geologists say several volcanic vents continue to erupt on hawaii's big island. at least 26 homes have been destroyed by molten lava from fissures opening up in a residential area. authorities warn earthquakes, high levels of toxic gas and new eruptions still threaten the area. at least 14 people were killed in eastern afghanistan after a bomb exploded at a mosque that was being used to register people to vote. 33 others were wounded. the taliban have denied being involved in the attack and no other group has claimed responsibility. the woman president trump has picked to lead the cia may have a rough road to getting that job. cnn has learned gina haspel offered to withdraw her

nomination after questions arose about her past activities with the agency. michelle kosinski has the details. >> reporter: for a long time, in fact ever since gina haspel has been nominated to be the first woman to head up the cia, there have been these serious questions about her more than 30-year tenure there. her support for u.s. torture programs after 9/11, the fact that she headed up a secret u.s. detention camp in thailand, that somebody was waterboarded there under her watch. but now leading up to her nomination hearing on wednesday, the white house has been getting plenty of questions from lawmakers wanting more clarity. the debate has been growing. and it got to the point on friday we now know that the white house had significant concerns, and has spell herself had enough concerns about this hearing that she offered to withdraw her nomination. we know that she met with people in the white house on friday. we also know she participated in this practice session known as a

murder board where you go over all of these tough questions that she will absolutely face on wednesday. and that reached the point where she said, you know, she would be willing to step away from this if it was going to be too tough. the "washington post" first reported this story. and they reported that she was concerned not only about how this hearing would go, but also how the cia's reputation would come out of this. we know that later on friday, she met for hours with two people on the white house staff, including white house spokesperson sarah sanders. and in the end, it was decided she would continue with the nomination. so how tough will that hearing be on wednesday? we already know the kinds of questions that lawmakers, especially democrats are going to hammer her with. but it is expected to be tough enough that at one point on friday, she was willing to walk away from this nomination. >> and that was michelle kosinski reporting. meanwhile, russia's vladimir

putin is just a few hours away from being sworn in again as president. the inauguration is expected to take place inside the kremlin. a new cabinet will also be appointed. however, not everyone is happy about mr. putin having a fourth presidential term. this weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets for anti-government demonstrations. police arrested about 300 protesters, among them was russian opposition leader alexei navalny who was briefly detained in moscow. people in lebanon have waited almost a decade to vote, and they are still waiting to find out who won. voting wrapped up sunday in lebanon's first parliamentary election in nine years. official results are expected in the coming hours. this amid reports that turnout was low. the interior minister says it was just less than 50%. that's compared to 54% in the last election. for more on the votes, cnn's ben

wedeman filed this report from beirut. >> this is lebanon's first election since 2009. twice parliament had to delay the elections because of political paralysis and worries about instability spilling over from syria. what's important about this selection that out of the 3.6 million eligible lebanese voters, there are 800,000 new voters who are taking part. many of them obviously have different concerns. we've spoken to people who say they're worried about the brain drain, young lebanese who want to leave the country because there are no opportunities. other people complain about the fact that in most parts of beirut every day there is a three-hour power cut. you've had perennial problems with the garbage here. so there is plenty to deal with apart from all the sensitive

sectarian issues ooh here in this country. >> the current regime, if i had to give them a report card, they get an f on their report card. they have failed. so they need to give way for someone tolles give it a try. >> translator: i say it's a big farce. we're fooling ourselves. but we're voting anyway. >> reporter: we're now in a neighborhood of beirut, a predominantly shiite neighborhood where the two main shia party, hezbollah and um ma -- are very strong. this is the list on which hezbollah is running. but you'll find he is a marnite christian, jews, maranite christian. hezbollah has been part of an alliance with the government that is tied with the marinite

president of lebanon. saudi arabia, for instance is a big backer of the sun nice. iran has supported the shia community here. this time, however, it appears that their concerns are elsewhere, and the focus of this election is very much on domestic issues. one thing that makes this election different is the growing role of groups like to, we are all my nation in lebanese politics. these are people who reject the old sectarian patterns of lebanon's power sharing system and want the government to do what a government is supposed to do, give you services on the basis of your citizenship, not your sectarian affiliation. one candidate insists lebanon is

ripe for change. >> the bodies are just a way for someone -- it's like a private company. it gets from the father to the son. or if there is no son, to the son-in-law. and it's like never-ending story of corruption and abuse of power. what we would like is to get everybody involved in this. this is everybody's country. >> no one expects these elections to result in an earthquake that brings the political elite crashing to the ground. they may, however, feel a tremor. ben wedeman, cnn, beirut. another horrific sexual attack in india is sparking outrage as protesters demand justice. a teenaged girl in a rural village was allegedly gang raped last thursday, then the girl was burned to death in her own home after her family sought justice

from a local village counsel. earlier we spoke with our reporter from new delhi. >> the family alleges on thursday evening when they were attending a wed, the girl, the 16-year-old was kidnapped, brutally gang raped. and on friday, the family then approaches the local village counsel council in the northeastern state, one of the poorest parts of the country. the village itself is in a remote section toft state, quite far away from the nearest urban center. they approach their village council seeking justice, as you said. these village councils don't have legal authorities. they tend to be made up of local elders. but in these distant parts of the country they can sometimes wield enormous influence. the family goes to them, demanding justice, narrating what happened the night before. the village council imposes punishment on these men, but listen to what it is. they impose a fine of 50,000

rupees. that's about $750. and they ask the men to do 100 sit-ups. that's it. then the case takes another very disturbing turn. the men, the accused men in retribution, in a chilling retribution for the family going to the village council to report this attack the family. they attack the family home. they burn the house down. the girl is inside. the family says that's when she died. she was burned to death. the case is now with the local police. they've arrested more than a dozen men, including the head of the village council and the body has been sent for an autopsy as we wait. and we're waiting for more details to see how the investigation unfolds. but it has again these very horrific details of once again turned a spotlight on the problem of sexual violence in this country. pakistan's interior minister has survived an apparent assassination attempt. he was shot and injured while attending a political meeting in

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u.s. first lady melania trump is set to make a major public announcement on monday. she will unveil her formal

platform from the rose garden. so far we know she will focus on children's issues. mrs. trump's efforts will include the issue of cyberbullying, something for which her husband is often criticized. cnn's kate bennett has more now for us. >> reporter: that's right. monday is a big day for first lady melania trump. she will announce her formal platform in a rose garden ceremony in the afternoon. now several months ago, the first lady said she wanted to use her initiatives to focus on the well-being of children, and she has ranged many on that front anything from education to the emotional and physical health of kids, to the opioid crisis that is affecting families, specifically newborns, and of course social media kindness, something that includes cyberbullying. this was addressed by the first lady last month when she met with tech leaders at the white house to talk about social media bull leg. she said that she realizes she

has been criticized and will continue to be because she is focusing on a topic for which her husband is often criticized. however, melania trump has said she will move forward with this despite that criticism, and that she wants to help kids tackle meanness and bullying online. i think we'll expect to hear from the first lady as she unveils her branded platform. we could see more than one element in her initiatives. she may group them all together. we will have to wait and see. however, it is a big day for the first lady. 15 months into her tenure to be announcing her official platform. from washington, kate bennett, cnn. as senator john mccain recovers from the treatment he has been receiving for brain cancer, he is keeping current on what is going on in washington, and it has him worried. polo sandoval reports the republican lawmaker is speaking out with a close friend from politics and in his memoir. >> maybe i'll have another five years.

maybe with the advances in oncology they'll find new treatments for my cancer. they'll extend my life. maybe i'll be gone before you hear this. my predicament is, well, rather unpredictable. >> reporter: senator john mccain reflecting on his difficult battle with cancer and the state of the country. "the new york times" reporting mccain recently shared a host of concerns with joe biden. according to "the times," the republican senator urged his democratic friend to not walkway from politics. biden declined to discuss a possibility of a 2020 bid with the newspaper. he did underscore his friend's fragile state of health and his concern that the country's reputation is being tarnished amid the political discord. this weekend, though he didn't mention mccain by name, president trump revisited his grudge against the arizona senator for his thumb's down vote to end obamacare last year. >> we are decimating obamacare. we got a bad vote the evening

that we were going to terminate obamacare. we got a bad vote. you know about that, right? that was not a nice thing. >> the relationship between trump and mccain has been contentious. a source close to the senator tells cnn mccain is making his own funeral plans, and trump will not be invited. instead former presidents george w. bush and barack obama are being asked to deliver eulogies. senator mccain reflecting on the country's growing divide, in his memoir expected to be released later this month. experts were reviewed by npr last week. >> whether we think ourselves right or wrong on the issues, at the end of the day we owe each other our respect. >> he makes a last stand for civility. >> before i leave, i'd like to see our politics begin to return to the purposes and practices that distinguish our history from the history of other nations. i'd like to see us recover our sense that we are more alike than different. >> reporter: ben dominic, mccain

asbestos son-in-law gave cbs's "face the nation" an update as his wife megan visited her father this weekend. >> in his case, he has lived a life over and over again i think of enough for five or ten different people. he has had a pretty amazing run. the fact is he is very grateful for the chances and the fortune he has experienced in life. he is reflecting at the end on a lot of different things. and we just appreciate the fact that we've had such a good time to be able to spend with him in this moment. and we appreciate again all of the support. >> polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >> an incredible human being. let's take a short break. still to come, one of the biggest names in football is recovering. whether we go to the stadium where sir alex ferguson managed manchester united for over a quarter century. we're back in a moment. sometimes, bipolar i disorder can make you feel unstoppable.

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intensive care after having emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage. the club says the surgery went very well, and this video shows the moment his statue was unveiled at the old trafford stadium where he managed manchester united for over a quarter century. amazing. and cnn producer selma abdel aziz is outside the stadium in manchester and joins us now. selma, fans across the world have been sending their thoughts and prayers to sir alex ferguson. what more are you learning about how he is doing right now? >> well, rosemary, we haven't received new news today. as you said we went to hospital saturday after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. he underwent an emergency procedure which went well according to the manchester united football club, but that he will need a period of intensive care to optimize his recovery. these health problems have triggered an outpouring solve support from arnold the world.

giants like cristiano roan nald di, david beckham all voicing support for the man they called the boss. but perhaps the hardest hit are here in manchester. take a listen to what some fans told us earlier. >> i just heard about the news. it's really sad because sir alex is like one of the most memorable, like, yeah, persons in football. and that's really sad. we'll hope he'll be better soon and i wish him all the best. >> i'm saddened. i hope he gets better and we're all praying for him. and i hope he makes a speedy recovery. >> considered the greatest manager in british football history, his fans are hoping that fighting spirit will help him get through these tough times. rosemary? >> a lot of people across the globe sending him lots of love. selma abdel aziz, thank you so

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a warning to the united states from north korea to stop misleading public opinion. we will look at how this might impact the planned talks between u.s. president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. plus, people in lebanon wait for the results from their first election in nearly a decade. our cnn team is live in beirut. and later -- residents in hawaii facing unnerving scenes like this. fountains of lava shooting up from the ground. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course from all around the world. i'm rosemary church at cnn headquarters in atlanta. this is cnn newsroom.