some of that money went to a manafort linked company in cypress. today, deripaska took out an add in naulgs newspapers denying he helped manafort with the government. calling it fake news. in cyprus, manafort's accounts raised suspici suspicions. in 2012, the internal auditing system at this bank flagged accounts for possible money laundering according to banking sources who also said when the bank asked for more information, manafort chose to close the accounts without answering the questions. late today a spokesman for paul manafort sent us a statement saying all manafort's companies were legitimate entities establish for lawful ends adding he has no specific personal recollection of the shutdown of his cyprus accounts which took place during a banking crisis on the island. he has repeatedly denied working for the russian government. >> thank you. >>> white house secretary sean spicer sought to shut down questions about russia today during a testy exchange in a white house briefing with april ryan with urban radio networks. >> you've got russia,

now probe into manafort's ties to the bank of cypress, which has long been known for laundering oligarchseen known that manafort has been in business with bad guys for a long time. but whether or not the trump campaign deliberately put someone in place who had a specific link to russia and russia's intelligence services with even the goal of or being the incident al. >> people always ask me this. they go, organization is this activity treason? no. ethink there as a better way to put this. this is a. it wouldn't be for espionage or treason, it will be for corruption and coordination. is it possible that manafort was brought in, as you say, specifically because he had experience in running these campaigns where he did influence one degree of separation from russian intelligence, he knew how to manage overseas media, he knew how to manage deck tateors and trump was his new dictator client. absolutely. there's just no way, not to doubt that and he did get trump to be a little mores did plind and there was a ukrainian corruption wob that so the problem for mfrt is when u.s. intelligence turns

. >> coming off the cypress in arizona. he ran inside after that because the wind was blowing so hard. he didn't want to inhale but i know a lot of people feel like that dealing with allergies this time of year. maybe that's why. >> wow. >> let's check morning road conditions. nice and clear across the southwest. slippery roads from around the great lakes into new england. mountain snow in the passes of the northern rockies and wet conditions in the northwest. >>> a georgia mother and father want answers after newly released video shows the moments leading up to their son's death during a traffic stop. >> now, this happened in 2005. nicholas dyksma's parents admit their son was on drugs and tried to evade police but deputies should not have dragged him from the vehicle, tased him and climbed on top of him. >> he hadn't committed a crime, and they killed him and i got a problem with that. >> an autopsy determined the 18-year-old's death was caused by the stun gun, compression of his neck and torso and methamphetamine intoxic

neighbor, police and animal control found one dead rooster and several injured birds at a home on cypressreet. all 56 of which were euthanized. ( steve ) the man arrested was identified as aldenni de jesus santiago. the humane society says the motivation for cockfighting is gambling and that such operations are taken down an average of three to four times a year on the peninsula. (steve) in the east bay authoritioes still don't know what caused the oakland apartment fire that left four dead and nearly 100 people without a home. the fire broke out on san pablo avenue monday morning. the red cross and salvation army have been helping out... and people who live in the community have been donating clothing and

and a lot of the money flowed through the cypress banks. so what you have is really tens of millions of dollars, and this is just one person, manafort, acting like much a russian oligarch, moving a lot of their money and using the loopholes in our money laundering -- antemoney laundering laws to buy a lot of real estate. >> and we need to point out we know how much money there is to be made in new york real estate. i mean these could just be good investments? >> they very well good be. he got paid this money and decided to turn it into manhattan real estate. but this happened -- i mean, to your point, this is guy who was an advisor, paid consultant to russian oligarchs who then becomes donald trump's campaign manager. and this is guy who donald trump cannot say a bad word about vladimir putin. he's probably the only person in the world who hasn't said a bads word about it. our president of the united states is deeply troubling. and is this another string that needs to pulled onto see how this whole puzzle of russia fits together. >> we just

20-minute of story on new commerce secretary wilbur ross and how he's the largest puller of bank cypressplease go and watch this on msnbc if you have not seen it last night. it is the most mind fwlblowing thing i have seen in the last month. it is really great. >> and also, the way that this is going to be portrayed tomorrow. what happens tonight, they're already doing it. >> he's a better and softer and gentler tone. remember, he's a member of the screen actor skill. he knows what he's doing. he plays his side to one and he plays the other side. you really don't know what he believes in because he only believe believes in donald trump. >> i don't think he's antimuslims or antimexicans. >> if we are able to remove trump and have pence as president, we can have that debate for him. >> he's an ideology. >> we can win the debate with him >> he's vice president of the united states grinding at the guy. he wanted them to say great three more times >> maybe pence had a sense of humor. >> thank you, kathy griffin if you are still out there a. our special continues in a minute. up next, rob grim

three starts with his own miniature version of the massive cairo -- piece by piece, out of pine and cypressthe smokestacks... the deck boards... cannons... even miniature ropes. it takes two months. >> you know, he would make the little doors and the little lifeboats. and then he would paint them and he would drive little nails into the deck. >> it's amazing. >> he just went haywire with it, really. >> over the next decade, william builds a civil war flotilla. there's the c.s.s. virginia, the first steam-powered ironclad warship, built by the confederate navy. the u.s.s. neosho, a union vessel with a steam-powered front-gun turret that can spin 360 degrees. that's some firepower. and the c.s.s. calhoun, a civilian steamer converted into a 500-ton side-wheel gunboat. all with the precision you'd expect from a career draftsman. >> before he built a ship, he'd study it. he had blueprints from the smithsonian institution, and if they didn't exist, he would draw his own set of blueprints. >> down to the finest detail. >> he was a fanatic about it. >> was your mom applauding his efforts? >> not r

funded millions of dollars into offshore accounts through a russian oligarch through the bank of cypress which was owned by wilbur ross now serving as the president's commerce secretary. these contacts form a network of facts and suspicion, but more than suspicion there are real sources of information and facts. as ronald reagan said, facts are stubborn things. these disclosures are all the more reason, indeed compelling evidence that a special prosecutor is necessary to investigate russia's ties and contacts with the trump campaign. need agrees -- immediate aggressive measures to hold russia accountable and deter further aggression must be taken. those actions must be based on facts as well. but we must acknowledge publicly that the he need -- that the need for deterrence requires effective responses, appropriate and necessary measures to send a message and inflict the kind of cost that is necessary to show russia that we will never accept these kinds of attack. at stake is not only russia's view of this country and deterrence of further attacks but also the credibility and trust of the

refuses to grant visa-free access from four eastern european states, includi plus cypress. have to apply for visas before you visit anywhere in europe. that rule could take effect before the summer months. the european commissions say there are efforts under way to reach some sort resolution. >>> hunters can now use lead-based ammunition again. u.s. interior secretary, the new one, ryany, has revised an obama rule that stopped that practice. >> zinke issuing this order yesterday on his first day on the job. president obama's rule was designed to protect wildlife from lead poisoning. the nra says lead-free ammo is too expensive, and secretary zinke agrees. he also opened up federal land to hunters and fishermen. >>> scott mcgrew has been examining the president's first 100 days in office. >> angry tweets from the president. >>> the democrats are standing in the way of approving the rest of his cabinet. last night the president wrote a series of tweets. jeff sessions is an honest man. he did not say anything wrong. he could have stated his response more accurately. but it was

they have done these massive money laundering schemes through new york and cypress and deutsche bank. the question i would add is what other bankers were you meeting with. did other bankers come to you? why were you conducting meetings with bankers during this period of time? and why did you want to meet at all with a bank that is under sanctions by the u.s. government? did that ever occur to you that might not look good? this is just inexplicable on an innocent basis, it seems to me, but if there's an innocent explanation, i'm eager to hear it. >> we all are. >>> what role can melania trump play in a white house under siege? one of president trump's sons there's a clear separation of the white house and the trump organization but is that really the case? >>> the first lady melania trump appearing at the white house reception tonight. kate bennett joins us and richard painter, who was chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush. tonight the first lady and the president hosted a reception for first families and their spouses. to me this is a rare sighting but you don

running fights like these, raising aggressive birds in the back of his east palo alto home along cypresstreet. >> just like the place with supposedly you guys saying -- >> reporter: you're saying it didn't happen at all? >> no. >> reporter: but the peninsula human society discovered 60 birds on this property, finding roosters, hens and chicks and they retrieved cock fighting equipment in the sheds. >> these birds are bred to be highly aggressive. >> reporter: the birds were in cages in horrible conditions. the body of one rooster was reportedly found on top of the cage >> they're all lethargic, all breathing through their mouth. these birds had been in pain and suffering for a long time. >> reporter: giving off a stench for the neighbors to start call. on the way, the suspect called police reporting dog attacking his birds. >> it doesn't exist of anything. >> reporter: santiago still facing felony charges. he did bail out today. as for when his court date will be. that's up to the da's office. as for the birds, they were all put down. we're live in east palo alto, rick boone, nbc bay are

they found one dead rooster and a number of injured birds at a home on cypress street.he birds had to be euthanized. (darya) the man arrested has been identified as aldenni de jesus santiago. the humane society says, the motivation for cockfighting is gambling. officials says such operations are taken down an average of three to four times a year. (mark) still ahead on the kron four morning news... new details about the northern california mom who went missing for three weeks before being found on the side of a freeway. what we are learning about her past encounters with police. and a popular clothing store is facing a lawsuit by employees. what they say the san francisco store forced the

police discovered the illegal operation last week in an east palo alto home on cypress street.nvestigators are responding to a complaint about an aggressive dog when they spotted dozens of injured roosters. they also noticed supplies typically used for cockfights and antibiotics for the birds. they were in such bad shape that they had to be euthanized. >> they wouldn't have survived. they were suffering greatly and the other birds were so aggressive they wouldn't have been safe candidates for adoption. >> the homeowner was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. >>> only on "5," vandals target a student-run farm in morgan hill setting livestock loose leaving behind an angry message. the protestors may have put the animals in danger. devin fehely reports. >> reporter: it's the second time in less than a year that the future farmers of america facility in morgan hill has been targeted but this time the vandals weren't content simply to create mischief. they had a message. >> then there was a bit of graffiti that was left as well that said ffa kills. >> reporter: on sunday, someo

neighbor, police and animal control found one dead rooster and a number of injured birds at a home on cypresseet. all 56 of them were euthanized. (pam) the man arrested was identified as aldenni de jesus santiago. the humane society says, the motivation for cockfighting is gambling.... the staff says.... such operations are taken down an average of three to four times a year on the peninsula. (steve) coming up new at ten:english only.... the alleged store policy at the "forever 21" store in san francisco which may have violated the law. (pam) then ---it's tough getting old -- even for a giraffe... tonight we take you inside the oakland zoo -- and show you the unexpected treatment.. the animal is getting to keep

they have done these massive money laundering schemes through new york and cypress and deutsche bank. the question i would add is what other bankers were you meeting with. did other bankers come to you? why were you conducting meetings with bankers during this period of time? and why did you want to meet at all with a bank that is under sanctions by the u.s. government? did that ever occur to you that might not look good? this is just inexplicable on an innocent basis, it seems to me, but if there's an innocent explanation, i'm eager to hear it. >> we all are. >>> what role can melania trump play in a white house under siege? y282sy ywty when did you see the sign? when i needed to jumpstart sales. build attendance for an event. help people find their way. fastsigns designed new directional signage. and got them back on track. get started at fastsigns.com. and got them back on track. he's a nascar champion who's she's a world-class swimmer who's stared down the best in her sport. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary.

. >> so i have some very talented colleagues who are working in moscow, kiev, cypress, all over the placeon this stuff. but without getting into sort of the details of reporting and some of the sourcing is confidential, what i can say is that we obtained from a number of different places memos that manafort wrote to oleg deripaska, who is a russian oligarch very close to putin. for a number of years back is sort of one of putin's top business lieutenants, top allies in the business community. and in these memos, which were sort of associated with this $10 million a year contract that you referenced, paul manafort is talking about representing oleg deripaska's personal and business interests abroad and that's eastern and former russian countries. while the focus was on the post soviet countries, trying to make sure that his message was sort of channeled well and through a number of different means to washington as well. >> and in the documentation that you found manafort explicitly makes the case that this would be a promotion of putin's government that this would be good for putin's gover

they discovered 56 birds a at home is on cypress street along with cockfighting fives and other paraphernalia. many of the birds had open wounds, and they had been trained for fighting. >> these animals are slash alive, suffering, and they're often left with these injuries for weeks. >> all of the birds were humanely euthanized, since many were seriously injured, and two adegreestive adopted. authorities arrested one person on animal cruelty charges. >>> still ahead here, rosemary has some suggestions for things to do in her weekend watch. plus a historic feat today in space flight. what space x achieved, and what it means for the future. >> we're back in two minutes. nutes. >>> for the first time in space flight history, the same rocket has been reused in two separate missions. the space x falcon 89 rocket took off this evening, deployed a satellite in orbit, and then returned to earth, landing july right on a platform. the same rocket was used in a previous mission last year. the goal is to lower the cost of going to space, while speeding up flights. the rocket today cost $62 millionle to b

. >>> and cypress is where some of the money manafort got from the russian tycoon went. banking sources tell nbc news at least 15 accounts were open ed for more than ten companies for manafort. he denies doing anything illegal. >>> a bill that would allow advertisers to get their hands on your browsing information is up for debate. under the obama administration it provided at&t, verizon, and comcast from sharing your information without your consent. online companies like facebook and google are already allowed to track your browsing history. >>> pennsylvanians struggling to pay home heating bills have more time to apply for help. the state has extended the deadline for the low-income home energy assistance program or liheap. it's april 7th. you can apply on line or go to your county assistance office and show a recent heating bill or a statement that shows your customer status. we'll get a link on nbc10.com. >>> today in wilmington, the anti-defamation league will give out an award named for the late state attorney general, beau biden. the first-ever adl beau biden shi

they have a listening site in cypress, which sis absolutely crucial to our collection. that down it will risk american lives. >> other experts say that may not happen because then the british wouldn't get access to u.s. intelligence which they depend on for as much as the americans. what may happen analysts say, british and five eyes partners may get increasingly nervous about sharing some intelligence with the trump administration. not knowing if it would be talked about in the opener, how it would be used. and as a result some intelligence may be held back from the americans. brian todd, cnn. >> coming up live here in the cnn news room. if you want an answer to any question about constitutional law, you turn to the man. all allen dershowitz, he's with me to explain why the same travel bans the courts are proposing right now would have been upheld. i'll ask allen dershowitz questions, next. as the network it's on. and verizon has been ranked number one for the 7th time in a row by rootmetrics. (man) hey, uh, what's rootmetrics? it's the nation's largest independent stu

they have a listening site in sicypres cypress. >> reporter: other experts say that may not happen becauseuldn't have access to u.s. intelligence. what may happen is that the british and other five eyes partners may get increasingly nervous about sharing some intelligence with the trump administration, not knowing if it would be talked about in the open or how it would be used and as a result, some intelligence may be held back from the americans. >> thank you for the report. >>> the u.s. secretary of state is in beijing this hour for meetings with chinese leetdeade. rex tillerson faces a delicate task. he also is seeking chinese support to reign in north korea's weapons program. more now from alexandra field. >> reporter: kim jong un's nuclear ambitions are fuelling fast and furious developments, putting south korea under mounting pressure. the u.s. is racing to launch a missile defense system on the soil. president trump and the acting president say it must be installed as quickly as possible. korea is stuck in the middle. >> i think people also worry about the escalating tension in the

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the cypress freeway, the bay bridge, our commute was just horrific here in the bay area. >> we don'thave a lot of choices to get around. >> speaking of friends, actually out there, you had a couple of friends in atlanta. >> yes. they are saying it's going to be a nightmare. a lot of people staying home today. >> i'm sure they are not complaining about that. [ laughter ] >> early weekend. >> that kind of damage. >> it's going to be for a while. >> so we can't complain over here in the traffic center. i mean, we have some things going on. but i mean, not that bad. so here's a live look at san jose at traffic moving pretty smoothly in both directions on highway 101 at trimble road. but then also, in the south bay we have a problem here. let's take a look at northbound 101 at bailey avenue, an overturned big rig. but all green in the area so looking good. but there are crews on scene and an overturned big rig out there. san mateo bridge slowing down 25 minutes between hayward and foster city. and this is all because of a stalled car on the high-rise and expect high wind as well and more

. >> what the uk has and we don't has listening sites closer to the middle east, for example, in cypress which is crucial to our collection. in they close that down or throttle off the information, it will risk american lives. >> other experts say that may not happen because then the british will not get access to the u.s. intelligence which they depend on. what may happen, analysts say that the british and the other five eye partners may get nervous sharing intelligence with the trump administration not knowing how it will be used or talked about in the open and some intelligence may be held back from the americans, wolf. >> that's a very, very worrisome development. >>> president trump suggests he was bugged by the obama administration and says he very seldom regrets any of his tweets. the and the justice department gives the president what he wants about the claims and one top official suggests it adds up to -- nothing. ♪ ♪ ♪ lease a 2017 lincoln mkx for $369 a month. only at your lincoln dealer. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. my psoriatic arthritis caused joint pain. just like my mo

so, that guy is also a shareholder in a bank in cypress.nd another shareholder of that bank is wilbur ross, who is an old friend of donald trump's. so, that's the business side of it, the background side of it. the question of whether or not donald trump has financial ties to russia, which explains why they were able to get their claws into him in the first place. the other question is whether or not we are currently living through trump paying back the russians for them helping elect him president. >> when you look at ross and the whole connection of he being a shareholder and on the board of the bank that holds these questionable funds, the connection to the one who he eventually got the property from in florida, when you look at thursday night you did a show with tillerson, who trump didn't even know but made secretary of state, but his connections to russia, and even the highest civilian award. i mean, even the most conservative republican should be concerned about this. >> you know, the rex tillerson thing -- i'm so glad you brought th

bulgaria, croatia, cypress, poeland and romania.ay suspending the visa waiver would hurt trade and tourism. >>> breaking news in richmond where you can see thick black smoke rising over the city. this is the view from our east bay hills camera. it's burning right near the railroad tracks. we've seen it go from black smoke to white smoke in just the past few minutes. here's a live look. we're working to get more information on what is burning precisely but things seem to be improving. download our abc 7 news app and enable the push alerts for updates. >>> next at 4:00, you can catch the ground-breaking mini series "when we rise" tonight on abc 7. next, meet a young freshman who's been able to find a home at a bay area college. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. enjoy this filtered sunshine because these clouds will be replaced by rain this weekend and snow over our local peaks. i'll have the hour-by-hour forecast coming up. >>> let's take a live look now at the san mateo bridge. as you can see on this friday at 4:38, it'

treasury officials are looking into his banking transactions in cypress.o today, new york public radio station, paul manafort has engaged a series of puzzling real estate deals in new york city over the past 11 years. real estate and law enforcement experts say some of these transactions fit a pattern used in money laundering. together they raise questions about manafort's activities in the new york city property market while he also was consulting for business and political leaders in the former soviet union. joining us now, andrea be bernstein. senior editor here in new york and paul, national security correspondent for the "wall street journal." let's start with you on this manafort breaking news today about what he's been doing in the real estate business in new york city. >> well, the real estate in new york, as you know, is extremely expen t expensi expensive. for this reason, it has attracted a lot of foreign investment and the treasury department had to look at these transactions where shell companies, you don't know much about, purchase a apartmen