coronavirus claiming new victims including the first american and japanese citizens. in the united states, democrats take the stage, their final debate before voters in new hampshire make their votes. and firing witnesses. donald trump gets rid of two people who testified against him during house impeachment hearings. >> we're live at cnn headquarters in atlanta. and welcome to viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen, "cnn newsroom" starts right now. 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. and we begin with the coronavirus yet again. japan and the u.s. now both reporting their first fatalities. the two victims said to be in their 60s were in the city of wuhan, the epicenter of the

outbreak. >> that brings the virus death toll to 726 people who have died. it could overtake the sars outbreak of 2003. >> and the infection rate is on the rise daily. at least 33,000 people now have the virus. the vast majority in china. >> however, just a short time after, france announced two new cases there. this brings the total to 11 people. france's minister said all of them are british nationals including a child. let's go live to steven jiang covering the story in china. steven, china has been praised and criticized for how it's handling this. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, george, sometimes, it seems like a tale of two outbreaks. if you watch the chinese television they're running nonstop coverage of the

communist party's effort in the epicenter around the country. and the progress, improvements and praises that the government is receiving from around the world including president trump, for example. if you were follow chinese social media and talk to people on the ground, you also hearing increasing voices of frustrations, grievances, as well as anger, especially culminating in reactions, people's reactions in the death of that whistle-blower, dr. lee, on friday. the reality is, the situation remains grave and grim, especially in the epicenter in wuhan and there you have officials increasingly take cra draconian measures, they have mandated a body check for all of the citizen, 9 million people remaining there. they have to report their body temperatures to officials on a daily basis, if you don't do so voluntarily, police and officials will be knocking on

your doors. in other parts of the country, officials are resorting to very much drastic measures to try to contain the virus. the latest we have seen in state media reports in the city of guongho, not far from wuhan. and basically to force anyone with symptoms to go to the hospital and check if they have contracted the coronavirus, george. >> and steven, on the streets of many cities there, across china, do you get a sense that people are even comfortable going out for their daily routines? or are people mostly staying at home? >> reporter: people have been mostly staying here including here in the chinese capital beijing. streets have been so quiet sometimes it feels eerie. a lot more people on the move now, even with the extended lunar new year holiday, that's about to end on sunday.

so, a lot of people have to go back to their bases to resume working, even if they're going to work from home. that is why the authorities are strengthening measures across the country, at transportation hubs, train stations, and bus stations. but also they're increasingly having very strict access rules for residential areas including my own hometown. for example, when i was trying to buy groceries this morning, the delivery guys are no longer being allowed in. you have to go out to get the bags. sometimes, they resort to pushing things through the fences. one interesting tip, though, when you order deliveries online, you will get a message from these delivery people saying hi, i am on my way to deliver your package and my temperature is normal today. george. >> wow, wow. that's been added to the routine. steven jiang, live for us in beijing. thank you for the report. >> measures they're having to take. it's unbelievable. well over 300 cases of the

coronavirus have now been documented outside of mainland china. fears of it spreading have led to the quarantine of two cruise ships. one in hong kong, one in japan. it's the ship anchored in yokohama port, the "diamond princess." located outside of china. there to tell us how many people there are infected, and what are the conditions for people stuck on that ship, matt? >> reporter: yeah, natalie, 64 people now have been confirmed with this coronavirus on board that ship. it remains here in yokohama, and the question is, will those number of cases go up? in the meantime, people will be quarantined on that ship for the next 14 days as authorities monitor the progress there. and it's this kind of a situation, in this petri dish of people interacting close to one

another that has the japanese government and other governments around this region very wary of cruise ships in general. that's why we've seen the situation with another cruise ship. we spoke to somebody on board a ship that is right now 300 kilometers off the east coast of taiwan. it's out there, because no regional government will let it dock in any of its ports. david holsz turns 64 on sunday where he'll be on that day, he has no idea. >> am i nervous? yes, i am nervous. >> reporter: david and his wife judy left on a holland america cruise for a dream 30-day trip. all went to the plan until february 1st, in a stop in hong kong, a city battling the coronavirus. passengers spent the day on shore. and new passengers joined. and so off they sailed. but when they tried to go to next stop manila, they were turned away.

then taiwan authorities banned cruise ships, too. as did authorities here in japan. everywhere the ship was supposed to go february 1st turned it away, even place citing fears that the virus might be on board. >> stressful, emotionally taxing, frustrating, no one wants us. holland america advise that they are in discussions with the state department, u.s. navy and dutch government, trying to find a solution. and i have no idea what that will be and when that will be. >> reporter: holst is frustrated not only with the decision to go to hong kong but with what he called a lack of health checks and screenings at the time. he believes the company didn't take the virus serious enough. >> people are angry. i think the tension is rising. and everyone on this boat has lived for the last seven days under the dark shadow of the

bell ringing and being told we have the virus on board. >> reporter: they're told to sail for hong kong because the u.s. centers for disease didn't indicate that hong kong was unsafe. since then, the company says they prevent anyone who has traveled through china the last two weeks to board its ships. they're conducting pre and on board medical screenings and imposing additional cleaning measures, among other things. they'll also issue refunds. no, that might not bring that much relief. david managed to send us this video from on board. passengers just sitting and waiting, no idea where they'll go next. so the ship remains off the east coast of taiwan. and there is no word yet on where this ship will end up. they're trying to go to any port they can. right now, no one is taking them. it's a good reminder. anyone on that ship will say, it's not a worst case scenario,

no one has died or confirmed sick on the ship. however, it's a good reminder that the coronavirus creates more victims than just those people who were unlucky enough to actually contract this virus. george and natalie. >> how much longer, matt, do we know that they'll be stuck on this ship? >> reporter: we don't know. it's obviously a good question. it's the logical question. it's what everyone on board that ship is asking. it's what the company is trying to figure out and no one has an answer, at least at this point. there's a lot of rumors on the ship. maybe they'll go to honolulu, maybe they'll go to guam. you know, they'll go to anywhere. they're not going to go to taiwan. they're not going to go to japan. they're not going to go to the philippines because they've been rejected by all three of those countries. maybe they go to hong kong. we have no idea and that's why this story is so fascinating. you got a ship with hundreds of people floating in the east

china sea with no idea where it will go and they might end up. >> i've never heard of anything like this before. and they have families all over the world thinking about them and wondering about them. it's unbelievable. matt rivers, thank you for your reporting on this. >> just to pick up and be in limbo, not knowing where they'll go next. look, u.s. health officials, they're scrutinizing a cruise ship that docked friday in new york city. >> those citizens have recently deported from china, cnn's saul paolo has the latest. >> reporter: on borg to health officials who boarded, all except for four were medically cleared. that family that was sent to a nearby hospital to be tested for the coronavirus. we should point out coral to royal caribbean cruises, they did not exhibit any coronavirus symptoms. and only one actually tested

positive for influenza during the cruise itself. so it certainly will look promising here. so we'll have to wait until the test results are released to definitively say they're not exposed. royal caribbean implementing stricter boarding calls. including guests with passports from hong kong or china denied access to their ships, at least for now. anyone traveling from mainland china, in the last 15 days regardless of their country of origin will be denied access. finally there will be mandatory health screenings for passengers who feel sick. particularly if they report traveling to mainland china in the last couple of weeks. in the meantime, as for the ship itself, it was initially scheduled to return back out to sea on friday afternoon, we're told that will now be heading out on saturday. polo sandoval, cnn, new jersey. democratic candidates take

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last chance for voters in new hampshire to hear from most of the democratic candidates at once before casting their ballot. >> and as the debate heated up, pete buttigieg found himself in the cross hairs over lack of experience, while former vice president joe biden and bernie sanders, they sparred over health care. nadia romero has more on where the candidates stand ahead of this primary. >> reporter: seven familiar faces took familiar places at the democratic national debates in new hampshire. >> i took a hit in iowa, i'll probably take it here. >> reporter: the stakes seem even higher. >> we need to re-establish the rule of law in this country. >> reporter: pete buttigieg and bernie sanders claiming victory in new hampshire. leading the front-runner fire. >> pete buttigieg is a great guy. he's the mayor of a small city who has done good things but has not demonstrated he has the ability --

>> reporter: questioning others for a memorable moment. >> bernie and i have worked together all the time. we're not going to be able to outdivide the divider in chief. >> reporter: the democratic candidates touching on the topics that matter most to people in new hampshire like health care. >> if we do what joe wants, we'll be spending some $50 trillion on health care over the next ten years. that's the status quo, joe. >> reporter: climate change. >> maybe we pool our resources and fight our common enemy which is climate change. >> reporter: and the economy. >> we're going to have to take mr. trump down on the economy and he's going to beat us until we take him down on the economy, stupid. >> what we have to do is actually get the markets working to improve our family's way of life. >> reporter: with the new hampshire primary on tuesday, the time for candidates to stand out to voters is quickly running out. in manchester, new hampshire, i'm nadia romero reporting. following the senate trial,

the president is going on a post impeachment purge. he vired gordon sondland and alexander vindman. >> vindman is a former ambassador who connected the president to quid pro quo. our jim acosta reports from the white house. >> reporter: president trump is charging full speed ahead on his vindictive war path. first seems to be national security official alexander vindzman who was fired and ex courted off the white house grounds. his brother was forced out as well. the president hinted at the move. >> well, i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: it was lieutenant colonel vindman, a purple heart recipient who got under the president's skin during the

impeachment inquiry. >> this is a country i've served, defended, all my brothers served, here right matters. >> reporter: vindman released a statement saying it's obvious why his client was fired. there's no question in my mind of any american why this man's job is over. why this country now has one less soldier in the white house. and then nancy pelosi ripping up the speech. >> i thought it was a terrible thing that she ripped up the speech. first of all, it's say legal document. you're not allowed. >> reporter: will tweet tried to fix it by tweeting and retweeting. in an interview, the democratic house managers who presented the case against the president and senate are insisting mr. trump will never change his ways. >> focusing on he learned a lesson, because as we repeatedly pointed out during the trial, donald trump is a serial

solicitor. >> reporter: the democrats have lost a legal battle against the president after claims that mr. trump was violating the constitution, emoluments clause. >> i just got this, this was handed to me. this was the d.c. circuit. we just won the big emoluments case. this was brought by nancy pelosi and her group. >> reporter: the president has a spring in his step after the latest employment numbers, 225,000 jobs were created last month. >> we just came out with fantastic job numbers, 230,000 or something thereabouts. jobs continue to be great. our country continues to do great. >> the president is pushing back on reports that he's about to unload his acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. rumors of mulvaney's demise,

quote, have been greatly scratch exaggerated. >> a lot to thank you about for sure. to do so, let's lincoln in leslie vinjamuri. glad to have you with us. >> thank you, george. >> let's start with the latest debate in new hampshire, the former vice president joe biden admitting he would take a hit in that state, compared to bernie sanders and pete buttigieg had momentum there. who had a good night? who's in trouble? >> well, i mean, this is an interesting debate now that the democrats are looking at each other, trying to stake out their own positions going forward. but it's been an extraordinary week, i think coming into iowa, you know there was one sense of who was on top, certainly, joe biden, and then to wake up, not have the results and really, the ap not officially calling the results takes us into a very different place going into new hampshire. i think that, again, you know,

there's a lot of division. i think what comes out of new hampshire won't necessarily be what we continue to see. but the country right now seems to be looking for a change. but it's very unclear what that change will be. whether it's about age. whether it's about more progressive politics. the democratic party continues to be divided between the moderates and the progressives. and i think this overlay of the impeachment has not probably helped, and it probably hasn't -- it probably has had an impact on the way the candidates are being perceived across the united states. >> i'm curious to ask on that question, leslie, you know, as you describe, the democrats divided between impeachment, divided between these issues, are they getting closer to any issue that really lands, for instance, in your hometown, in omaha, nebraska? are they getting closer to that voter sentiment? >> yeah, i mean that is a very interesting question. you know, how will democrats in

the midwest, you know, i grew up in omaha, where will they cast their votes? one would assume that it will be more of a moderate candidate. i've certainly heard any number of things coming out of that state, including an interest in mike bloomberg. so i think there isn't a consensus, this is a very dynamic primary season. and there are a lot of events that are taking place, as we have been seeing. external to the debates. external to the individual caucuses and primaries, they're going to have a very significant impact on how people see the candidates. >> how bloomberg factors into all of this will be interesting to see in the weeks and months ahead. look, while the debate happened in the foreground, in the background, the u.s. president, the administration flushing out the pipes as one of his advisers suggested in the aftermath of the impeachment trial. firing the u.s. ambassador to the european union, gordon

sondland and lieutenant colonel alexander vindman. a top ukraine expert at the national security council dismissed. what's the message here to others in the administration who see something and want to say something? >> well, the message is very clearly about this president expects loyalty. but this is not a president who gives priority to expertise on foreign policy over following his line. this has been -- we've seen this develop over the last several months. it's very disturbing. there are broader changes taking place in the national security council that have gone under the radar during the impeachment hearings. we've seen 60 or 70 people let go or restructuring. or rethinking of the national security council to really shore. you donald trump's vision of foreign policy, his way of thinking about the world. bilateral transactional. a very different take from the previous president.

but to add the layer on this that loyalty is absolutely essential. i think in the aftermath of an acquittal where the president could stand up and say, i've been acquitted, it's time to move forward. instead, he seems to be taking advantage of the current surge in his popularity to clear up shop. and i think it's tremendously disturbing for those of us who take america's role in the world, its leadership, its commitment to foreign policy, alliances and responding to any number of challenges where we need the expertise of those who have worked in the government for so long. it's a very disturbing period. >> we mention here, there is an election around the corner. the question here, what precedent does this impeachment trial and the acquittal, what does it set for future presidents when it comes to using the power of the office to get dirt upon political rivals from adversarial nations? >> well, i think the question

remains open. the american people are watching. they have watched us. they didn't vote. this is a vote taken by the senate. but the senate, the congress, the american people have heard the evidence. there will be more that comes out in the weeks and months ahead. this is not a story that's over. the press has been tremendously important. and i think the lessons that are learned won't simply be a product of the vote. they will be a product of the process. and the idea that one would be called to account before congress, before the senate, before the american people, i think that's a tremendously powerful lesson regardless of the final decision to acquit. >> leslie vinjamuri live for us in the london bureau. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next, it looks like a ghost town, 11 million people are shut behind their doors. still, what it's like when you're locked down in the city where the coronavirus got started. plus, new details on the

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♪ wherever you're watching this day, welcome back to viewers in the united states and around the world, this is "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. u.s. president trump is cleaning house after his acquittal. he's removed lieutenant colonel vindman from his role at

national security council and gordon sondland as his post in the zambassador to the eu. the race to the white house heated up friday, as the democratic candidates took to the stage. they clashed over health care, the economy and climate change. pete buttigieg often found himself under fire. but, of course, the candidates' main target remained the u.s. president. the u.s. government confirms an american in wuhan, china, has died now of the coronavirus. it is the first death of a u.s. citizen from the disease. japan also reporting one of its citizens in the city has died as a result of the coronavirus. >> and for people living in wuhan, it is a life in limbo at this point. it's been shut down that city, under quarantine now for a little more than three weeks. >> that means 11 million people are now feeling the strain when it comes to finding the necessary supplies.

cnn's david culver spoke to some of them and asked how they're coping. >> reporter: within the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus, an eerie silence. the streets of wuhan china. a city 11 million people call home, mostly empty. but even in self-quarantine, locals keep moving. >> translator: i live in the area of wuhan. start of day 21, when we chatted with wu he's only left his place three times. >> translator: i don't really have any difficulties in daily life right now, except that i'm extremely bored at being confined at home. >> reporter: most of his time in his apartment with his cat. >> translator: i started going out january 18th because i feel the epidemic is quite serious and it's relatively safer to stay home. >> reporter: from cooking to practicing hygiene, the 26-year-old graphic designer records videos to keep

entertained. having friends over isn't really an option. >> translator: every residential compounds has got the order not to allow insiders from coming in. >> reporter: but the rest of the country say bit more understanding. >> translator: the epidemic is in no one's control, i know the people of china are biased about wuhan people, plus the government did resolve problems in time. although it was a small number of people who flew out of wuhan and spread the epidemic, all of the wuhan citizens are carrying the blame and don't think that's sensible. >> as you guys can see, starting to get pretty cleared out here. so i'm going to grab some food while i've got the chance. >> reporter: this american teacher gives us a feel from his perspecti perspective, he's awaiting the proper paperwork to evacuate his wife and baby. >> the best thing you want to do is take eye protection. well, i don't have a medical

safety goggles. i do have my handy dandy eye shades here which i really like these. >> reporter: back inside his home, a daily temperature change followed by a game of hide and go seek with bowser. >> translator: i believe the epidemic will pass and for us ordinary people, all we can do to take good care of ourselves. >> reporter: day 22 is still hours away. david culver, cnn, beijing. >> day 22, unbelievable. well, in the u.s., health experts say they're ready to go to china to help investigate the coronavirus outbreak but beijing doesn't appear to be taking them up on their offer. >> in the meantime, people try to stay safe from spreading the virus, they demand medical face masks. and that definitely had been on the rise. factories can't make them fast enough. our robin conceurrent know has .

>> reporter: the virus continues to spread. >> world is facing chronic shortage of personal and protective equipment. i will be speaking to the pandemic satellite chain network to identify the bottlenecks and find solutions and push with fairness in distribution of instruments. >> reporter: chinese factories in hubei province have ramped up daily production of face masks. this factory, from 120,000 to 200,000. workers are putting in two shifts a day to overcome the shortage. china and taiwan have faced most of the outbreaks in the world and forcing over exports. in the hardest hit areas, masks are flying off shelves as customer wait in long lines for hours to get their hands on some. medical professionals say the protective masks are for one-time use which is also

driving up the need for more. the demand is having a global impact. at a factory in western france, orders from pharmacies and hospitals are pouring in. they're hiring a third more staff and increasing production to seven days a week. but they admit they may not be able to make enough right away. >> since the dimo the epidemic outbreak in kleiout break china, we're trying to answer the demand, we'll be able to as most of the demand but maybe not for next week. it will be scheduled overtime. >> reporter: the chinese government has ordered citizens to wear face masks when they go outdoor. but experts warn the masks aren't preventive in the virus. the world health organization said handwashing is the way to stop the transmission of this virus it's very important that sick people wear marchesks.

that's for sure. then in terms of risk again, i think for people who have no symptoms, the mask will not necessarily protect them 100%. because if they don't apply other measures, it's not sufficient. >> reporter: the assembly line at these factories continue to run nonstop, agency the coronavirus paralyzes chinas and spreads around the world. rob robyn curnow. atlanta. flooding is forcing emergency rescues there. investigators say they're getting a better understanding of what may be the hospital that caused the kobe bryant. ahead, the investigation and his widow's plans to honor his life.

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take a look at what's happening in the u.s. state of oregon. ten people rescued from floodwaters. two of them, rescue personnel themselves. authorities say the flooding happened very fast, washed out roads and made access around that part of the country very difficult. >> yeah, look at that water under the bridge. and that one road cut right in two. derek van dam is following that for us. >> i believe that's interstate 84, if i'm not mistaken. but there was a section of about 200 miles of interstate 84 eastern oregon that was shut down because of flooding and washed out roadways. this is a significant event for that area. state of emergency was declared. you talk about rescues that took place in top of buildings, and swift water rescues. i've got one to show you in a minute. take a look at videos, this is

eastern oregon. overturned suvs and rv recreational vehicles. there's also washed out roadways causing travel problems there. just look at the aerial view of the intensive flooding takes place, inundating homes and agriculture and crops. here's the video i talked about this is the oregon national guard. you can see on top of the roofs, this is part of the rescue effort. unfortunately, they had to be swooped in by helicopter and saved because the waters came up so quickly because of the ongoing flooding event. look at that vehicle completely submerged there. the pacific northwest has been really the battleground for some serious weather lately. the storm systems lining up one after another after another. today is really no different. more snow for the higher elevations and rain for the lower elevations. i bring that up because that was the issue earlier this week.

we had a bunch of snow across the region and then the rainfall on top of it that quickly melted the snowfall and added to the flooding problems that you saw on your tv screens a minute ago. and i've got to point this out in northern georgia where the cnn world headquarters are located in. something we don't talk about, people are very worried about this in georgia. the potential for snow. something we don't worry about. especially area of i-80, we have a winter storm warning noor region. maybe 2 to 4 inches of snowfall in the highest elevations really in the metro area of atlanta. maybe a few flurries for most locations. and it won't stick along for long. look at the temperatures they're really rebounding. and the bigger concern is the amount of rain they were anticipating across southeastern portions of the u.s. in an already saturated environment. maybe more flooding this week, time will tell. let me bring to you the rest the world.

we've got a major windstorm, if you're traveling to london, amsterdam and belgium, the impacts will be moderate. we're talking about the potential for hurricane force gusts through the weekend. that will cause delays. winds over 100 kilometers. or roughly 60 or 70 miles per hour. it's going to be a tough go for those locations because this storm system is bottoming out and it's getting stronger and stronger as it approaches from the atlantic ocean. something to be mindful. >> all right, derek, thanks. the late basketball legend, kobe bryant, his widow is offering fans a chance to celebrate the star's live. vanessa bryant announced plans for a public memorial held february 24th. it will be at the staples center where he played his entire career for the los angeles lakers. >> the legendary retired athlete, of course, was killed last month when the helicopter he was in with his 13-year-old crashed into a nearby hillside in los angeles.

on friday, the national transportation safety board release influenced details. our nick watt has that. >> the ntsb is calling this an investigation update. this is not analysis, these are not conclusions. this is a report of the facts they have gathered so far. but experts say it does give an indication of a row map of where the investigation is going. one line in particular stands out. that is viewable sections of the engines showed no evidence of an uncontained or catastrophic internal failure. which suggests that engine failure has pretty much been ruled out. pete goelz is a former managing director at the ntsb. take a listen to his initial reactions. >> if there were concerns about either the equipment or anything else, it would be mentioned, in this case, they focused in on the weather. they focused in on the pilot's interaction with air traffic control. and in the end, i'm afraid, the

spotlight's going to be on the pilot and his decisionmaking. >> the report also details the condition of that helicopter. says there were no outstanding air worthiness directives or minimum equipment list items. and all inspections were up to date. the pilot age 50 had worked at that island express for about ten years, no issues with his record either. there was focus on the weather. photographs. one showing, taken from a security camera, showing the helicopter flying in heavy fog. some eye witness testimony, videos and photos of the accident also depicted fog and low clouds obscuring the hilltops. we now also know the last contact with controllers, the pilot said he was planning to climb to 4,000 feet to avoid cloud. he only got to 2,300 feet before making a left turn, descending and crashing into that hillside.

a full report might take more than a year to come out. in the meantime, we now know that there will be a memorial for kobe bryant at staples center here in los angeles monday, february 24th. nick watt, cnn. los angeles. in syria, a former isis bride faces what could be a long journey through the uk courts. >> that's because she lost her first attempt to reclaim her british citizenship. our phil black has this story for you from london. >> reporter: she was a 15-year-old london school girl when in 2015, she decided to leave the uk and travel to syria to live with and be part of isis. it was four years later, february 29, she was found in a refugee camp in northern syria, at the time heavily pregnant, pleading to be allowed to return to the uk. the british government moved swiftly to prevent that by

revoking her british citizenship. citing national security concerns. as part of her lawyer's challenge against that decision, they said that it was unlawful. because it's effectively left her stateless, something that in allowed under international law. the tribunal hearing this appeal disagree, saying that begin still has the right to bangladeshi citizenship because that's where her parents are born. the government has said publicly she's not welcome. her lawyers also argue that because she's effectively stranded in northern syria, it's pretty much impossible for her to fight a fair and effective legal battle against her decision to revoke her citizenship. but on this point, the court agreed saying that point alone could not automatically mean that her appeal is successful. her lawyers say they may appeal this successfully because she's

never been in danger. but this is a setback for her in what is likely to be an appeals process. as her lawyers pursue all options to try to bring her back to her country of birth. and the british government remains equally determined to make sure that never happens. phil black, cnn, london. a new report says president trump is racking up big bills when he visits his properties. how much it's costing u.s. taxpayers and where all of that money is going. we'll have that story when we come back. you try hard, you eat right... mostly. you make time... when you can. but sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just won't go away. coolsculpting takes you further. a non-surgical treatment that targets, freezes,

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well, during his time as president, donald trump has spent more than 340 days at his clubs and hotels and lodging secret service personnel during those trips, well that doesn't come cheap, we've learned. >> that's right. the trump organization disputes that. but one report says taxpayers are footing a bill in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. and those dollars are going back into the trump administration. our tom foreman breaks it all down. >> reporter: hotel rooms at $650 per night for dozens of stays.

close to $400 a night for dozens more. and a whopping $17,000 a month to use a three-bedroom cottage. those are bills for secret service agents lodging at trump properties during presidential travels.a "washington post" analysis of public records. and reports show that those documents collectively show $471,000 in payments from taxpayers to trump's companies. the trump administration says that's total nonsense. we provide rooms at cost. and for anyone to suggest otherwise is not only inaccurate but an outright lie. eric trump once claimed the same thing about when his presidential father travels to the family's properties. >> it saves a fortune, because if they were to go to a hotel across the street, they would be charged 500 bucks a night. whereas, we charge, you know, like 50 bucks. >> vacations, if you want vacations, you're not really in the business. >> reporter: of course there was

a time on the trail that donald trump said he'd hardly leave washington at all elected. >> i promise you, i will not be taking very long vacations if i take them at all. >> reporter: but that was then, now between visiting golf courses and golfing, and the time at d.c., as the post puts it he's spent more than 342 days, one-third of his presidency at his own clubs and hotels and charges the government for it. >> i get zero. >> reporter: the president has bragged about how he does not accept a salary and about all he does during his frequent trips to his mar-a-lago in florida as he calls it the winter white house. >> well, i like working. >> reporter: but getting to the bottom line for taxpayers is tough. the secret service is woefully behind in its public reporting of expenditures for tailing trump. so much so "post" notes that the

nearly half million price tag we mentioned covers only a fraction of the cost for a fraction of the time trump has been in the office. and out of it. on the road. for all that, the secret service sent cnn a statement saying they use resources judicially. can't discuss details of how they protect the president and that seems to suit team trump just fine. indeed, the administration is revisiting congressional demands for better reporting of these costs until at least after the next election. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> and that will do it for us. thank you for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. for our viewers in the united states, "new day" is next. for viewers around the world "erin burnett out front" is next. >> see you around. ♪ your choices make you.

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