tv CNN Newsroom CNN October 7, 2020 10:00am-11:00am PDT
10:00 am
and repeatedly talked to president trump asking him to stop criticizing john mccain. quite frankly, it pisses me off. >> hope to see you back here this time tomorrow. busy news days. picking things up right now. hello there, i'm breonna keeler, welcome to viewers around the united states and the world. even in the midst of a ballots against coronavirus president trump making time for tweetstorm. these are some of the 48 tweets or retweets from the president in the span of a few hours this morning. everything on the stimulus talks he upended tuesday often repeated but never supported by evidence claims that the obama administration spied on his last bid for the white house. while a twitter rant is nothing new for this president, it is adding to growing concerns his behavior since becoming infected
10:01 am
has become increasingly erratic and taking the focus off a pandemic that is showing renewed signs of spread. 25 states now reporting increasing number of cases compared to last week. for the first time in a month and a half, the u.s. is seeing an average of more than 44,000 new cases per day. several of these cases can be traced to people close to president trump. a cnn count shows at least 20 people, including the president, are now confirmed to have tested positive. the most recent addition to that list is stephen miller, architecture architect to president trump's anti-immigration policies. a series of tests before learning he was positive for coronavirus. putting this cluster here into perspective, all of the countries on your screen right now reported fewer cases last week than the white house has had in the last few days. cnn's kaitlan collins is reporting for us near the white house. kaitlan, we know the president has been pushing to get back
10:02 am
into the oval office. tell us the latest on that and how they are preparing the space for his eventual return. >> they are stepping that to happen as soon as today, breanna. the chief of staff said they made health precautions. there's a thing called isolation cart outside the oval office that has yellow hospital gowns, respirators, goggles to go over your eyes, things of that nature if they do go into the oval to meet with the president. there are very few people working out of the west wing. quite a difference from a week ago nobody even wearing a mask now ppe set up to meet with the president. i do want to let you know we just got an update from the president's dr. we have not heard from dr. conley in person to take our questions since monday when the president left the hospital but the press secretary did just tweet out a statement from him. it's polit short but in the beginning does quote the president saying, i feel great. goes on to say his "vital
10:03 am
signs," oxygen saturation, respiratory rate remain stable and in a normal range according to dr. conley. he's ellen fever-free and symptom-free for over 24 hours and not gotten any supplemental oxygen since he was initially hospitalized on friday. that's the update on oxygen. that was a big question we had. he also says they have gone through his labs and he now has detectable levels of antibodies. dr. conley said that was not something the president had on thursday when the white house first found out the president had coronavirus. that is a notable development. there are still a lot of things left unsaid in the state. one of those the main question we've asked, when did the president last test negative. we still don't know what the president's lung scans have voed. also a big question that could be timely given the president's eagerness to get back in the oval and back on the debate stage next week is whether or not they still believe the president is contagious. they don't say any of that in
10:04 am
this pretty brief statement. they didn't say it in the brief statement yesterday. this is why it's critical important we get a chance to hear in person or takes questions from reporters that didn't always yield sufficient answers but at least he is taking questions. it's not clear why they have stopped those briefings. a written statement from the doctor likely is not going to be sufficient to answer the medical questions people have about the president's condition given he's very much still in the middle of this coronavirus diagnosis. >> he wants to move on from it, like he wants to move on from the pandemic, even no it's not his time line to determine. i want to bring in chairman of medicine at the university of california san francisco. i wonder, doctor, we can sort of go through different parts of this statement but what is the thing that sticks out to you the
10:05 am
most. >> if it's to be believed, and there have been times we haven't gotten the truth, if it's to be believed it sounds like he's stable. his "vital signs" are stable. he's not requiring oxygen. no symptoms. the absence of fever and symptoms when someone is on steroids is dicey to hang your hat on because steroids can make fever go away and make them feel better even though they are kind of sick. that was my observation of the helicopter trip and the steps up the white house is patients often feel invincible and then on top there's a reckoning. he's not out of the woods. it won't be until next week he would be getting to the end of the period during which we worry about significant deterioration and compromise of his breathing. >> detectable levels of
10:06 am
antibodies he has. when does that mean? >> in everybody who has covid and survives, at some point you begin to develop antibodies against the virus. it's ct timing varies a little bit. it's expected tt ul it doesn't say very much about what his course is likely to be, because the antibodies themselves don't necessarily guarantee he will have a benign course of covid. in fact, many patients do find for the week one or two, it's the immune system in overdrive. the immune system trying to attack the virus as an external invader but also then attacking your own body. that's rational for steroids to tamp it down.
10:07 am
it's expected, a fairly neutral piece of information. the most important piece of information is he's clinically stable. every day he goes on and doesn't deteriorate, his probability of a bad outcome is good. as severe as he had with risk factors he has, he still has a significant chance, probably one in ten, of dying of this episode. it's not to be taken lightly. >> okay. that's a considerable number, right? the reverse of that would be nine in ten have not. i guess the reason i'm focused on that, he's talking about going back into the oval office, right? so he's not convalescing and relaxing. to each person it's different. it takes physical effort to do this. is that a good idea?
10:08 am
do you expect he's contagious considering they have a setup outside the oval to protect anyone that go in with ppe. >> two different questions. one, is it okay for him to be working? i suspect for the president sitting in bed doing nothing is probably more stressful than doing other things. so if he feels up for it, there's really nothing that says he has to be in strict bedrest. it's perfectly fine for him to do whatever he feels like he can do, as long as he doesn't overtax himself. the separate but very important issue is is he contagious. as far as we know his first positive test is on thursday, so he's six days into it. he is almost certainly still contagious and will be, on average, until about ten days after his symptoms have gone away. he's still in the contagious period. not at the peak of his contagiousness, which is wednesday or thursday.
10:09 am
that's the riskiest thing right now. not so much to him but the riskiest thing if he's wandering around the building, particularly if he's not wearing a mask, he's putting people who come in contact with him at risk. the fact people are going to be using ppe, that is terrific. we generally recommend that not only do people use ppe but they really minimize contacts with an infected and contagious person to just the amount that's necessary. for patients in the hospital, for example, with covid, we'll send one doctor and one nurse in, but we normally if a whole team would have gone into the room, we'll tell the rest of the team to stay outside. he should be minimizing the number of contacts because you can't make the risk down to zero. >> but you can reduce it and that's important. dr. walker, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. just in to cnn, administration officials tell cnn that vice president mike pence has tested negative for coronavirus ahead of tonight's vice presidential debate.
10:10 am
there are several new coronavirus safety precautions that are going to be in place tonight. that is what you see there. plexiglass screens around pence as well as democratic vice presidential candidate senator kamala harris. at the site of tonight's debate in new york city, the stakes are high. they don't get three chances, they get one, and this it. what are we expecting to see and hear tonight, jason? >> already coronavirus has taken center stage. you look at what happened with the debate over the plexiglass walls you saw just a short while ago. some of the vice president's critics are already questioning, asking why was this something that needed to be debated at all given the fact stephen miller tested positive for coronavirus, his wife katie miller works as the press secretary to the vice president. she tested negative and went home yesterday. but the optics of this are clear. a little earlier today, senator
10:11 am
harris's team was asked about whether or not the senator feels safe being on stage with the vice president. they dodged that question. this is an issue that will not be dodged tonight. senator harris, what she will try to do is put the president and vice president in the same box, if you will, in terms of failed coronavirus. pence for his part will try to portray the senator as being too liberal, too progressive for the country. in terms of the debate itself and the format, a couple of things we want to point out. no opening or closing statements. both candidates the be about 12 feet, 3" apart from each other. it will be 90 minutes long broken down to 10-minute segments. the moderator will be susan page from "usa today." masks will be required by all those attendees inside the hall. also some questions about the tone given what we saw during the presidential debate. look, both harris and both pence skilled debaters. they are known as the types of people who can argue an issue
10:12 am
without raising their voices, without name calling. so one political operative told me, look, perhaps tonight we'll finally get a debate of the real issues. breonna. >> might be a refreshing change. jason carroll, thank you so much live for us in salt lake city. the president's economic adviser said on the ernlg of economic calamity as the president ends stimulus talks. plus former head of pandemic just quit, can't take it anymore. second new england patriot testing positive after the infection when the team played monday night. what does that mean? this is cnn's special live coverage.
10:17 am
right now around the world global markets are trying to make sense of president trump, but it's not his health that's in question, it's his latest move on the economy. walking away from stimulus talks at a time when he's falling further and further behind in the polls and then hours later attempting to walk it back, placing the blame on democrats and house speaker nancy pelosi. while a bitter fight grips washington and casts doubt on the economy, millions of americans are staring down their own financial catastrophe, like israel rodriguez, like so many have been evicted from his home. >> a lot going on. when it hit, i lost my job. it took me like a month to get my other job. this is my check but i ain't making it with $300.
10:18 am
>> like the restaurant owners who are getting by just by the skin of their teeth. >> we went from being about to franchise to basically running a to go business. i'm worried about having a heart attack to be honest with you. >> like the tens of house of pilots and airline workers whose jobs are on the line. so congress getting a new deal together could save 19 hup pilot jobs at delta. >> absolutely. >> like the mothers and fathers who are standing in line for hours at food banks across the country just trying to put food on the table. >> i live check by check, but now it's not a check, it's a box. a box i have to stretch out for seven days. the food, that's where we struggle more. sometimes we eat, sometimes we don't. >> these are the real faces of this crisis. these are the people who shoulder the burden. as we watch in action at the
10:19 am
white house, the president's own circle is sounding the alarm. just last night trump's former senior adviser kevin hassett warned, we remain close to the edge of an economic calamity. that sobering prediction came after fed chair jay powell echoed that sentiment. >> could lead to unnecessary hardship for households and businesses. over time household insolvency and business would rise harming the economy and holding back wage growth. by contrast, the risks of overdoing it seem for now to be smaller. >> joining me now is larry summers, former treasury secretary under president clinton, former director of national economic council under president obama. larry, thanks for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> what's the effect of punting -- they weren't coming to an agreement but what's the
10:20 am
effect of getting rid of any possibility of help with stimulus until after the election. >> less confidence, more unemployment, more unemployment, lower output and incomes and throwing away the best insurance policy we could have had against a recession. this is like living in california in the midst of a dry season and canceling your fire insurance. it's hard to understand as a rational act. >> it doesn't make any rational sense to you. this would follow -- the idea is this stimulus package would follow on the initial one, which is designed to ensure that businesses could weather short-term recession, they would not sustain permanent damage. it wasn't going to cut it for the whole pandemic. what happens in the second round is not approved? >> we're taking a big chance, bigger chance on having another
10:21 am
recession. we've got to have more people out of work. we're going to have more people in poverty. we're going to have more people probably dying because there's not going to be safety on the streets and adequate health care in municipal hospitals. look, you can debate what the right level of unemployment insurance is. you can debate i actually think the airline bailout is foolishness. but you can't debate whether we need to support this economy both immediately and as insurance again a downturn into recession. this is an extraordinarily irresponsible act. >> if you look at it through a political lens, is there any reason to do this? we know the president, unlike republicans when they go back to
10:22 am
their roots, he's never really cared much about spending, the deficit. he's four weeks out from an election now. there's this idea that a stimulus deal could be good for him. he could look like a hero, right? politically does this make any sense not to do this? >> you know, i don't think it's for me to judge the best political strategy for people who are basically my political opponents. maybe he thinks that having the whole place dysfunctional will cause it to be more attractive to put him more strongly in charge of everything. i can't really imagine. the main thing, though, is that this is a failure for americans, this is a failure for the american example. the more dysfunctional we look -- we ultimately won the
10:23 am
cold war because of the power of our example. when we look at dysfunctional society, that is costing us a great deal in terms of our national security at a moment when we've got some very important threats from russia, from the possibility of what could happen in china. i find this inexplicable abdication of responsibility. >> secretary, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> we have some breaking news that's just in now, derrick chauvin, minneapolis police officer charged in the death of george floyd is being released from prison. i want to go to omar jimenez who has been following this story since the very beginning and he's joining us now. what are you learning about this? >> well, brianna, we're just hearing from chauvin's attorney
10:24 am
who said chauvin posted a million dollar bond and in the process of being released from the correctional facility there. we also heard from someone at the minnesota department of corrections who confirmed that he's no longer in their custody. of course, this is significant because he's one of the four officers charged in the death of george floyd. he's been facing the most serious charges in this, charges that range from second degree murder to second degree manslaughter as well. when you look at the other officers in this, all of the four, they had been released at previous points in this year. but then people were turning to derek chauvin to see what happens here. it does come with conditions him being released. his next court date isn't scheduled until march 8th. as part of this, he is required to come back for that court date. at the end of the day he does
10:25 am
join other officers being out of correctional facility custody. he's in the process of that now. one of the main messages it sent to people who were angry about the previous releases of the other officers that while these officers can go home and hang with their families and enjoy life with their families, we are still dealing with the death of a man who came under horrible circumstances we saw unfold in that cell phone video. we're going to continue to monitor the reaction to this and see if there are any further developments. as we do understand, again, derek chauvin, the officer facing the most serious charges in the death of george floyd is in the process of release. the department of corrections says, again, he's no longer in their custody. >> thank you for that update. appreciate it. my next guest says coronavirus infection shows his masculinity image is a facade. plus a new warning from dr.
10:26 am
fauci about the number of americans who may lose their lives by january. new concerns about another event the white house hosted last week with gold star families while he could have been infected. i am so excited to join ww because my ultimate goal is to be healthier. when you take care of yourself, you feel better.
10:27 am
you thrive, you can do more. the time is now, let's go! join now and don't pay until 2021! you thrive, you can do more. the time is now, let's go! did you know cliberty mutualir. customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? just get a quote at libertymutual.com. really? i'll check that out. oh yeah. i think i might get a quote. not again! aah, come on rice. do your thing. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪
10:29 am
10:30 am
still refused to cover mental health and addiction treatment. until now. senator scott wiener went to work - taking them on. passing a law requiring the insurance industry to cover mental health and addiction treatment. now more than ever, californians need mental health coverage. i won't let up until the stigma of mental health and addiction is finally over.
10:31 am
a few things president trump wants the american public to know, he's strong, he's unwavering, he's manly. critics say his recent actions after getting diagnosed with coronavirus say just the opposite. he's still flouting guidelines to stop the spread of the deadly pandemic. he's still downplaying the virus even as he recovers from it. i want to bring in s. e. cupp, host of s. e. cupp unfiltered. she just wrote an op-ed for new york daily news, what kind of man is donald trump in not a protector a nation or family could count on. s.e., it's a good write. it's also entertaining. you have many things in there that made me chuckle. just explain why you say trump's version of masculinity is just a
10:32 am
facade. >> well, trump likes to be judged by these sort of outdated 1950s cartoonish ideas of what masculinity looks like. toughness, his language, the insults, objectifying women. this is stuff to him and his supporters make him a man. by that very hetero normative evolutionary tradition membership protect and provide, he hasn't protected american people. he hasn't even protected his own family and friends and co-workers and the people that work around him. so you have to wonder what kind of a man knowingly flouts precautions, knowingly endangers the people he cares about. knowingly endangers people who work with him during a global
10:33 am
pandemic. that does not seem manly to me under his own definition of masculinity. >> you can also see how members of his party and his supporters play into this, how they try to appeal to him. the trump campaign posts a video of him as a 49er catching a pass. senator kelly loeffler posted a photo of him at wwe performance, smacking around coronavirus. this is what matt gaetz said, as you mentioned in your column, these are the way they try to appeal to him. >> yeah. i was -- you know, it's odd. i was watching -- i've been watch "the vow" on hbo, which is under our parent company. it's about a cult. the cult members really revere the cult leader in this docuseries, despite the fact he's actively working against their own best interests.
10:34 am
i see a lot of similarities among trump supporters. certainly not all but a lot of trump supporters, this obsequious behavior. i'll be blunt. it is insane to look at a man who dismissed the severity of this virus, actively flouted precautions to avoid getting it. contracted it. spread it to his friends and family and co-workers. and look at that and see a man that is protecting you. there's no way around it from the outside. it's clear. i think something happens inside to the matt gaetz and kelly loefflers and trump addicts that changes their perception. to kayleigh mcenany, trump has not kept you safe. to chris christie, trump has not kept you safe. to the people in the inner circle promising us trump will
10:35 am
protect america and keep america safe, they sound a little cultish because from the outside what has happened is very clear. >> a very good read. thanks so much for sharing it with us, s.e. i dare say that strain of masculinity is a little contagious right now. we'll be checking out your show this weekend. dr. foup issuing a new warning about this fall and winter and how americans are at risk. another new england patriot tested positive and played in monday night's game. what is that going to mean. ruby tuesday becoming latest to file for bankruptcy during the pandemic. we're going to take you through the list. p keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1,399. plus 0% interest for 36 months. only for a limited time.
10:40 am
more than half a year into the pandemic and half the u.s. is trending in the wrong direction. 25 states reporting an uptick in cases with the nation averaging 44,000 new cases per day. experts are warning the sudden rise in u.s. cases may be followed by increased number of hospitalizations and deaths. dr. anthony fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert is issuing this dire warning. >> the models tell us if we do
10:41 am
not do the kinds of things that we're talking about in the cold of the fall and winter, we could have from 300,000 to 400,000 deaths. that would be just so tragic if that happens. >> and in the meantime another new new england patriots player tested positive for coronavirus. espn and nfl network say star cornerback stephon gilmore diagnosed five days after cam newton. they tell cnn they have canceled today's practice and players are meeting virtually. patriots set to play at home on sunday against denver broncos. for more coronavirus headlines let's check in with cnn correspondents across the country. >> in georgia where the green bay packers won't be having fans at lambeau field for the foreseeable future. the team says they won't reopen until significant decline in covid-19 cases and hospitalization in the green bay
10:42 am
area. brown county where they play declared a public emergency over the weekend with wisconsin governor tony evers issuing order limiting gathers to 25% oumtsey. packers hoped to have fans, 12 teams have had fans at a limited capacity with falcons and steelers set to join those teams this coming weekend. i'm tom foreman in washington, d.c., where the government is now going to require hospitals all across the land to report not only covid cases but also flu cases as we head into the fall. flu, contrary to what the white house said, produced nowhere near the number of fatalities covid has already. nonetheless, the combination of the two viruses heading into colder months has health officials concerned. they want accurate counts across the country so they know exactly where it is and how hard it is
10:43 am
hitting. i'm alison kosik in new york. santa claus will still make an appearance at the mall this year. but don't count on hugging or touching santa or having the kids sit on his lap this year. at some malls owned by brookfield properties he will meet with families as he sits inside a giant snow globe or behind a giant picture frame. the idea to have a touchless experience with santa. some mall operators placing santa behind plexiglass. it will have a bench in front of it so kids can sit down and take a photo with santa. some are offering zoom calls with santa instead of in-person visits. >> everyone, thank you so much for those reports. a new report showing white house officials are the driving force behind the child separation policy. despite the white house denying there was even a policy we're rolling the tape on that next. must after a string of negative tests top aid stephen miller
10:44 am
tests positive. it's raising red flags about who should be quarantining. blan you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits, but you have to meet a deductible for each and then, you're still responsible for 20 percent of the cost. next, let's look at a
10:45 am
medicare supplement plan. as you can see they cover the same things as original medicare, and they also cover your medicare deductibles and co-insurance, but they often have higher monthly premiums and no prescription drug coverage. now, let's take a look a humana's medicare advantage plans. with a humana medicare plan, hospital stays, doctor office visits, and medicare deductibles are covered. and, of course, most humana medicare advantage plans include prescription drug coverage. in fact, in 2019, humana medicare advantage prescription drug plan members saved and estimated 7,800 dollars on average on their prescription costs. most humana medicare advantage plans include a silver sneakers fitness program at no extra cost. dental and vision coverage is now included with most humana medicare advantage plans, and you get telehealth coverage with a zero dollar co-pay. you get all this for as low as a zero
10:46 am
dollar monthly plan premium in many areas, and your doctor and hospital may already be a part of humana's large network. if you want the facts, call right now for the free decision guide from humana. there is no obligation, so call the number on your screen right now to see if your doctor is in our network, to find out if you can save on your prescriptions, and to get our free decision guide. humana - a more human way to healthcare. in the bay area, we believe in science.
10:47 am
traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. and measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. they do one of the most deven in normal times.s, our frontline health care workers. and when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share.
10:48 am
to invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone- rich, poor, and in-between. whether it's this pandemic or the next health crisis, vote yes on prop fifteen. for all of us. the trump administration swore up and down that separating parents from their children at the border was never a policy. we knew that was a lie. but today we're getting a look at the receipts. "the new york times" has obtained a draft report of an inspector general's report. the report found that top officials in the justice department were the, quote, driving force behind president donald trump's controversial zero tolerance immigration policy that separated thousands of migrant children from
10:49 am
families and they were pushing it at the expense of americans. according to the "times" draft report border patrol officers were so oumd with executing the zero toll raps policy, they missed felony cases involving immigrants. they released sex offenders when they should not have. they told top doj officials in 2018 according to times. the "times" kept notes on a conference call with then attorney general jeff sessions and sessions made it clear on that call what president trump allegedly wanted. the "times" reports five u.s. attorneys from the u.s. border pushed back against the order to prosecute all undocumented immigrants even if it meant separating families. those prosecutors were deeply concerned about the welfare of their children but sessions told them this, according to shorthand notes. quote, we need to take away children. if care about kids, don't bring them in, won't give amnesty to
10:50 am
people with kids. according to the "times" sessions then deputy rod rosenstein echoed the sentiment on a currency call saying it didn't matter how old the children were. in fact, he reportedly told the even if it required taking children away who appeared to be not much older than infants. in a statement to the inspector general, rosenstein denied he pushed for prosecutions, according to the times. then the times reports that jeff sessions refused to be interviewed. cnn is trying to reach sessions and rosenstein for comment. let's rewind to the spring of 2018 when the trump administration was promoting and defending this policy. >> our policy is, if you break the law, we will prosecutor you. you have an option to go to a port of entry and not illegally cross into our country. >> if you're smuggling a child, we're going to prosecutor you. that child will be separated from you, probably, as required
10:51 am
by law. if you don't want your child to be separated, then don't bring them across the border illeg illegally. >> every time someone gets prosecuted, they go to jail, they're separated from their children. >> then in june, propublica released a ten children crying for their moms and dads. [ crying ] >> another girl, a 6-year-old from el salvador begs for someone to call her aunt. she had memorized the phone number. these tapes were recorded inside a u.s. customs and border protection facility. on the same day homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen was confronted, totally
10:52 am
contradicting what she told the senate a month before. >> this administration did not create a policy of separating families at the border. >> let me repeat. the reported sessions quote from earlier that year -- we need to take away children. also in the same news briefing. >> reporter: are you intending for children to be separated? are you intending to send a message? >> i find that offensive. no. why would i ever create a policy that purposely does that? >> once again, jeff session reported, quote, from notes taken during her call, quote -- we need to take away children. yet nielsen scolded the media for asking. it was reality. it was happening. she already had defended the policy a month before. cnn is trying to reach nielsen for comment. last year cold documents show the administration separated more families than it had
10:53 am
previously disclosed after a government watch dog report revealed more than 2700 families were separated. the trump administration also tried peddling another defense, that the parents chose to leave their kids. >> the parents always have the choice to take the children with them. these are parents who have made the decision not to bring the children with them. >> if any parent has been deported, your other question, maria, if there's been a parent who was deported prior to, say, the court's order, um, without their child, that likely would be a scenario where the parent had actually ask that the child remain. >> immigrant advocates and lawyers have argued that some parents were coerced into signing paperwork they didn't understand. as for jeff sessions, he was all about pushing the policy until it became unpopular. >> the american people don't like the idea that we are separating families. we never really intended to do that.
10:54 am
>> jeff sessions, who has previously said we need to take away children, according to a participant, notes from a participant from that conference call that was reported on by the times. cnn has reported that a december 2017 draft by the justice department and the department of homeland security included plans to separate families, to try to deter them from crossing the border, months before it announced this policy. the section is literally titled, quote, separate family units. it says, quote, announce that dhs is considering separating family units, placing adults in adult detention, placing the minors under the age of 18 in the custody of hhs as unaccompanied alien children. at the time sessions and others were peddling the defense that the bible justified this process. >> i would cite you to paul to
10:55 am
obey the laws of the government, because god has ordained the purposes. lawful processes are good in itself, and that it protects the weak. it protects the lawful. >> according to a professor of american history at messiah college, the bible verse to which he's referring has been used as a justification during two significant historical times in the past. by opponents of the american revolution, and in the 1800s, by southern slave owners who were defending slavery. the pope condemned family separations. he said the policy is, quote, contrary to our catholic values. he called it immoral. sessions wasn't the only trump administration official to use religion as a shield. >> the attorney general earlier today said that somehow there's
10:56 am
a justification for this in the bible. where does it say in the bible that it's moral to take children away from their mothers? >> i'm not aware of the attorney general's comments or what he would be referencing. i can say that it is very biblical to enforce the law. that is actually repeated a number of times throughout the bible. however -- hold on, jim, if you'll let me finish. again, i'm not going to comment on the attorney's specific comments that i haven't seen -- that's not what i said. i know it's hard for you to understand even short sentences, i guess. >> can she understand short sentences? what about this one, quote -- we need to take away children. what jeff sessions reportedly told federal prosecutors who were concerned about the practice of pulling children, babies, from their parents. a short time ago, we heard from the president's doctor, who
10:57 am
gave an update on the president's condition, with few details again. nellie young lost her devoted husband. without him, things were tough. her last option was to sell her home, but... her home meant everything to her. her husband had been a high school football coach and it turned out, one of his former players came up with an answer. a loan, created just for older homeowners. and pretty soon, nellie young had one of the first reverse mortgages. discover if a reverse mortgage loan is right for you. use it to eliminate monthly mortgage payments and increase cashflow, create an emergency fund, preserve retirement savings and more. call now for your free information kit. that first reverse mortgage loan meant nellie could stay in the home she loved so much, with memories that meant even more. a reverse mortgage loan
10:58 am
isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan... and it's tax-free cash just when you need it. it's about making your retirement better. call today and find out more in aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage loan guide. access tax-free cash and stay in the home you love. of course, you can use it to pay some bills, cover medical costs, update or repair your home. but best of all, it eliminates those monthly mortgage payments so you get more cash in your pocket, every month. learn how you can use a reverse mortgage loan to cover your expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve retirement savings, and so much more. a lots changed since 1961... since then over a million older americans have used a reverse mortgage loan to finance their retirements. it meant so much to nellie, maybe it could mean as much to you... call now and get your free infokit
11:00 am
111 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
CNN (San Francisco)Uploaded by TV Archive on
