. >> paul bennett, a transfer to santa rosa from another state prison, is just starting the check-in process, and his search might take longer than most. >> oh, they search. it doesn't bother me though because i feel safer knowing that they search, you know. so in case i come in contact with another inmate that i am quite sure that person don't have a weapon, or, you know? >> why are you in a wheelchair? >> oh, i get shot in north carolina. so i was quad and then paraplegic, you know. this helmet, i'm epileptic. you know, which i have grand mal seizures. so i wear the helmet to protect my head because the bullet is still in my head. >> bennett is only two months away from completing his sentence of seven years for burglary and grand theft. but neither that nor the fact that he's in a wheelchair will deter officers from scrutinizing him as much as any other inmate. >> fill out that form. you need any help doing that? or you got it yourself? >> while bennett undergoes a strip search, all his possessions, including his helmet and wheelchair, are thoroughly inspected. officers quickly di

and ireland's sam bennett wins stage 12 of the giro d'ltalia but simon yates still leads heading intoriday's stage 13. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis and most of the big names have booked their spots in the last eight of the italian open. rafael nadal looked unstoppable against denis shapovalov as he bids for a first title in rome since 2013. defending champion alexander zverev also made it through. nick parrott reports. the first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset in montreal, the spaniard wasn't going to let it happen again in rome. the canadian teenager dispatched in straight sets, keeping alive nadal‘s hopes of an eighth italian title and a return to the top of the rankings. happy for the victory against a difficult opponent and let's see, excited to be in the quarter—finals against white defending champion alexander zverev had a much tougher fight against kyle edmund. the briton saved seven match points before eventually losing to the ge

bennett and i share the same alley, but we do not share the same business ethics. like what our supervisor peskin said, we are all wasting our time, and his license should be revoked. for so many reasons, i was afraid of my life on the 18th. i was scared from the gun shots. i was afraid for my life. i was the one with six cameras facing his entrance, and i face him today again to waste my time to plead to you not to give him back his license. thank you so much. >> thank you. is there anyone else here for public comment on hue? >> good evening. my name is kyle prescott. i am managing the other building plus two businesses, which has been voted in last four years one of the top -- not only in san francisco but in north america. last year october, we have been rated number three in north america, great venues. what those two gentlemen saying, they are b.s. they are lying, lying, lying. they are destroying business not only for themselves because are their actions, they're destroying our business, as well. they're blocking our entrances from our building. their securit

bambi bennett collected an inheritance worth a fortune.hen her mom thought her taste for painkillers put the family farm and her boys at risk, she stepped in and took control. >> the horror discovered inside that farmhouse confused both the caller and the 911 operator. but what happened to charlie and diane was all too clear. she was found lying next to her bed. big charlie, sprawled on the bathroom floor. each had been shot multiple times, both by then dead for hours. the sheriff's cell phone erupted with calls about the shooting. and he rushed to the scene. not to investigate. charlie and diane were his best friends. >> they weren't just mine, they were everybody's friends. what we remember is how good they were. how kind they were. and what good people they were. >> down at her house in myrtle beach about 30 minutes from the crime scene, bambi was getting ready to go antiquing with her mom. she called her cell. one of charlie's glass company workers answered. >> i said, can i speak to my mama, please? he said, bambi, your mama and daddy

robert bennett, great to have you with us. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> for more on and what the questions tell us about the investigation, i'm joined bid david lean art whose latest piece is tiltsed "the truth is coming for trump," and former u.s. attorney harry litman. harry, do you agree with robert bennett about the evidence that is manifested in the nature of these questions. >> more or less. that is, i don't think it's on the surface of the questions, chris, what mrs. bennett said was you know, it assumed certain facts. i don't think that's right. you can just see from the course of the investigation and basically the important point about these questions in each and every instance is in almost each and every instance is that mueller almost certainly already knows the facts of the matter. they seem benign and open-ended. but you should ask with every question, what does mueller already know. he knows what flynn told kislyak. he knows what's mcgahn told trump. all of these go on and he's got the goods already and that's what expl

he came from bennett's office, he must be good. ipso facto, we were good. and we were good. >> we go on to john, because john didn't come from there. how did you get on the staff? john: i still ask myself that. [laughter] i was a phd candidate at the university of pennsylvania, at the foreign policy research institute. there, i met two fellows of the institute, henry kissinger and dick allen. dick at the time was the national security adviser to candidate nixon, and henry kissinger was of course working for nelson rockefeller. i worked in the summer for dick allen as an intern. he was one of the founders of the george downs center for strategic studies, now csis, much bigger. dick was one of the key founders of that, and so then when the campaign got going, dick asked me to come part-time as a speechwriter. i eventually ended up in new york, at the headquarters. then, during the transition after the election, peter flanagan ran the transition at the pierre hotel. he and dick allen and henry kissinger asked me to join the nsc staff. i went to washington. as

seth bennett was there for us.test cricket will continue after the weather in dublin proves too poorfor them to bowl that historic first ball. frustration as the rain and wind whipped across this ground at malahide, leaving the ground staff working overtime to try to get any kind of underfoot preparations so the players would be able to get out on the field. frustration then for all involved, ifiilgfiifig iii? ifiiéf §§§§e§i§§ of cricket ireland. there was a sense of disappointment, but if it was a one—day game it would probably be more disappointing as there is no chance to come back tomorrow. as it is there are still four days left in the game so we have an opportunity to get some very meaningful test cricket. so, yes, really looking on the bright side, glass half full, but that is how we genuinely feel. we would have loved to get the game started today but obviously we couldn't and no point morning now. having to get everyone their money back was something unfortunately we couldn't get complete insurance for but we

seth bennett was there.ening day for them to bowl that historic first ball. frustration, then, as the rain and wind whipped across this ground here right the malahide cricket club. it left the ground staff working overtime to get any kind of underfoot preparation so the players would be able to get out on the field. eventually, at about three o'clock, the umpire said enough was enough and sent everybody home for the day. as that happens, the sun came out. frustration, then, for everybody involved, including chief executive of cricket island, warren newton. there is a sense of disappointment, if it was a one day game it would probably be more disappointing because they would be i'io disappointing because they would be no chance to come back tomorrow. but there are still four days left in there are still four days left in the game so we still have an opportunity to get some meaningful test cricket in. so it is looking on the bright side, barca. —— glass half full. there is no point moaning about it now, let's

as nbc's jeff bennett reports, for some these drugs might be the last best hope. >> reporter: for 50-year-old frank rivera, even the basics now feel like a burden. >> i was a runner. i ran marathons. >> reporter: now the former construction boss walks with a cane. and struggles to breathe. he's battling parkinson's and sarcadosis that damaged his lungs. what does it feel like? >> it's painful. very, very painful. >> reporter: it's been a decade-long ordeal and he's run out of options. >> i have tried all the other things and nothing left for me and i don't give up. >> reporter: his last chance -- so-called right to try legislation. the bill just passed the house. it will allow an estimated 1 million terminally ill americans access to unproven experimental treatments. president trump's personally pushed for it and is expected to sign it into law. >> it's time for congress to give these wonderful, incredible americans the right to try. >> reporter: the drug industry hasn't taken a formal position on the plan but critics say it skirts fda rules designed to protect patients. >> this bill

as we wait for the president, i'm joined by my colleague, geoff bennett. malcolm nance, as well. decorated formal naval int intelligence officer, taking place in counterterrorism and combat operations. g geoff, we used to get advanced remarks from the president. now the tweet often exceeds what he will say. let's get your reaction to it. maybe your sense of how it frames what we're going to hear later today. happy memorial day. those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. best economy in decades. lowest unemployment numbers for blacks and hispanics ever. women in military and rebuilding and so much more. nice. heck of a pivot, isn't it? >> one could argue, it is not the most appropriate expression of respect and appreciation on memorial day. in many ways, david, that is typical trump. he finds ways to make holidays, in this case, memorial day, about himself and his accomplishments. i would say, we don't expect him to say something like that in his scripted remarks when he speaks from the cemetery amphitheater. we expec

, and that's all i have to say. >> can i have bennett come up? >> just i want to be clear, i don't disagree with anything commissioner lee had to say at all because those are the right protocols. however, i've done 600 front door evenings, couple hundred other day shifts, and there are mitigating circumstances which cannot be contained in the video. there could be people justin's the front door, people could be doing i markers across the street or down the street. i wasn't there, but the person supervisor, first, there's mitigating circumstances that security isn't there, maybe with an intox, which you see a girl getting carried out, you have to apply protocol for that. we didn't know if a -- if a fight was going to break out because if i stand outside a movie theater in an afternoon matinee, there's a crowd control problem right when the movie ends. so any night time establishment anywhere in san francisco at 2:00 in the morning, 1:50 to 2:05 a.m., there is more crowd than security to handle, we're trying to mitigate risk. again, there might be

we will talk with naftali bennett, the minister of the diaspora affairs next. in the water, in the water, you ready for this? she doesn't like it... you've gotta get in there. okay. careful not to get it in her eyes. i know, i know what a bath is... smile honey. this thing is like... first kid. here we go. second kid. you coming in mommy? ahh not a chance! by their second kid, every parent is an expert and more likely to choose luvs than first time parents. luvs with nightlock plus absorbs wetness faster than huggies snug and dry for outstanding overnight protection at a fraction of the cost. live, learn and get luvs. but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. all day strong. hi dad. no. edon't try to get up. hi, i'm julie, a right at home caregiver. and if i'd been caring for tom's dad, i would have noticed some dizziness that could lead to balance issues. that's because i'm trained to report any

our medical experts are standing by but i want to start with our cnn white house reporter kate bennett who broke this story. kate, this is the first lady, she's in the hospital and right now and was this an emergency, update our viewers on what we know. >> from what we know, this wasn't an emergency, however the first lady did enter walter reed in bethesda, maryland and had a preeture called an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition is what her office is saying. that operation was apparently successful. she's resting, however a statement from the first lady office does say she will be in the hospital for the duration of the week. so this is concerning enough to make a lengthy hospital stay and -- but she's expected to be okay. her office also said that the treatment was successful and she will be back working on the behalf of children again soon. but a surprise announcement, surprise situation here for the first lady. >> we're told the president was at the white house while she was undergoing this procedure. but is he still at the white house? has he gone over there

kate bennett covers every move of melania trump. i understand you have more news? >> well, it appears that the president is on his way shortly to visit the first lady in the hospital, this is per her communications director. clearly this has been a long and stress. day for the first family, the first lady having a surgery opinion i would imagine the president and kaitlyn can speak to this as well, his movements create more of a hubbub, there's a press pool that has to go with him. knowing how private the first lady is, how few details she reveals about her private life, how few speaking engagements, knowing the way she operates and the way her staff operates, i would imagine this was a predetermined decision to have the president not go to walter reid and be there during the surgery today. i wouldn't read too much into the tea leaves why he wasn't there. i'm sure he will be there as soon as he can. >> just a few moments ago, this was actually a similar protocol with past presidents. in order to preserve privacy, and sort of not talking about this until a procedure

bennett montoya. only conditions that we're really asking are conditions of the live entertainment to go to 2:00 a.m. it's taken a hit focused more on our corporate and private events during the week and on the weekends and on sunday mainly because we are not able to book those events because we're not allowed to have live entertainment, as well. as far as the improvements or updates, as far as the continuing -- our continuing process to improve sound improvements for our neighbors, been in constant contact with our neighbors on roland alley. we communicate and update them as soon as we have an update. we did find that a sound leakage that was not brought to our attention before. it's basically a door that goes to the roof of our building, and it was never really brought to our attention because about two years ago, the roof was replaced by the landlord. and in order to get in to, i guess, put in roofing material underneath the door to the roof, which is a good flight of stairs up that we never really

geoff bennett, thanks very much. >>> online outrage. president trump lashing out at the investigation he calls a witch hunt. the bizarre tweet about starry eyes and beautiful lies that is sparking a lot of speculation. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you brbut how will his dentured to thicope with... a steak. luckily for brad, this isn't a worry because he's discovered super poligrip. it holds his denture tight and helps give him 65% more chewing power. leaving brad to dig in and enjoy the tastiest of t-bones. super poligrip, helping you enjoy the foods you love. >>> welcome back. want to update you on some breaking news here at msnbc. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital. a spokesman for the 93-year-old says he was taken to southern maine health care today after experiencing low blood press

i want to start with kate bennett. was this planned or emergency procedure, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i don't believe it was an emergency procedure. i would imagine that this is planned, of course the white house has not said that but all indications point this to not being an emergency. i'm going to read the statement from the first lady office so we're all on the same page. this morning first lady melania trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. the procedure was successful and there were no complications. mrs. trump is at walter reed national military medical center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week. the first lady looks forward to a full recovery so they can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere. speaking of that, it was just last week we saw her in the rose garden delivering her information about be best -- her new initiative and the formal platform and the president in the front row. the week before that at the state dinner, hosting and that white hat moment that we all saw. so certainly she's

britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia, with ireland's sam bennett claimingin a bunch sprint. yates, who took the pink jersey with a 16—second lead after stage six, was among the group of riders to finish behind bennett. lewis hamilton has edged red bull's daniel ricciardo and max verstappen after second practice at the spanish grand prix. there were some high—profile spins in barcelona, including verstappen in an eventful start to the weekend. his red bull team—mate ricciardo came in second to mercedes' hamilton who finished quickest in the second practice. and the weather got in the way of what should have been a historic day for ireland's cricketers. they were all ready to play pakistan in their first ever test and then it started raining in malahide, and it didn't really let up. play was abandoned for the day, and they're hoping to get under way at 11am tomorrow morning. that's all the sport for now. it is now 11—3 kyle edmund in the second set tie—break, trailing against denis shapovalov one set down, looking to make the madrid 0pen semifinal. you can fi

jeff bennett is at the white house for us. not too far from where this event just finished up. house correspondent, who has been watching this on a memorial day weekend, a saturday. and they have this to mark the weekend, and oh what a weekend it will be for the holt family, huh, jeff? >> that's right, richard. i think behind me you can see some of the reporters making their way from the oval back to the briefing room to their work spaces. it was interesting hearing the president hail his own record for securing the release of what he described at 17 american prisoners held overseas. he said, looked at joshua holt, said, "you were a tough one." that's because washington and caracas have been at odds for years. the two countries haven't exchanged ambassadors since 2010. so the fact that this happened at all is fairly remarkable. we know members of the utah delegation to include orrin hatch, mia love, have been working on this for two years over the past two administrations, really. bob corker, the top republican in the senate foreign relations committee, went down there as the c

. >> geoff bennett there at the north lawn. i'm going to ask you to hang out a couple minutes longer. there's something else i want to talk to you about in a few minutes if that's okay. >> reporter: sure. >> there's another big thing with bob costa, national political reporter and nbc political analyst which is, bob, is anything rod rosenstein going to do satisfy the president? anything at all. you've been rofrting on what's happening behind the scenes with republicans who are trying to figure out the end game here. what do you know? >> reporter: it depends on the timeline. the president has to see what the inspector general of the justice department concludes about any kind of political motivation of surveillance in that pr process of the 2016 campaign. you have to remember the president has a lot of people in his ear it's not just john kelly and others who have been urging him to work with the department of justice. it's also members of the freedom caucus who wanted to take a heard line against doj. >> you raise the question

geoff bennett is at the white house. what is the reaction there?> reporter: the president and white house officials are complaining about how those four dozen questions were leaked to the media. take a look at what white house deputy sect raj shah told us earlier today. >> before you even talk about the content, the fact that these questions presuming that they are accurate were leaked is a troubling development. >> what if they come from the president's side though, is there concern that there is leaking within his own allies? >> leaking from anywhere of confidential information is obviously a problem. >> reporter: now, shah followed up making clear he meant to say that the questions were private and not actually classified as confidential. but if the president is upset about the sharing of this information, he might want to have a conversation with his own legal team because the "new york times" makes clear that their reporting is based on notes transcribed and presumably leaked by the president's own outside lawyers. and setting aside the presid

ireland's sam bennett powered to the stage win, while yates finished just behind in the main bunch.which means yates still leads tom dumoulin by a7 seconds, with nine stages to go. nearly a third of elite british athletes say they have experienced or witnessed "unacceptable behaviour" in their world class programmes. a survey of summer olympic and paralympic athletes by uk sport was undertaken following a series of bullying scandals over the past year. 31% of athletes said they didn't have opportunity to give feedback "without fear of negative consequences". quite simply what this has done is identifying something that could be better in this system. we have people in every sport that want to be better and the concentrate now on the action plan and can address that and enable that to be easier for athletes to be able to give that feedback and we will monitor how that progresses and improves over the coming years. double world indoor medallist laura muir says next year's european indoor championships in glasgow will be one of the highlights of her career. she's an ambassador for the

and ireland's sam bennett wins stage 12 of the giro d'italia but simon yates still leads heading intome, where we start with tennis and most of the big names have booked their spots in the last eight of the italian 0pen. rafael nadal looked unstoppable against denis shapovalov as he bids for a first title in rome since 2013. defending champion alexander zverev also made it through. nick parrott reports. the first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset

political deadlock might be over but the new government's got the rest of europe on edge more with bennett business coming right up. to the loo.

benedicte paviot, uk correspondent for france 2a and president of the foreign press association, and owen bennettffpost uk. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times says financial markets in spain and italy are becoming increasingly unstable following a vote of no confidence in the spanish government, and problems appointing new italian ministers. the front page of the express focuses on high costs at hospitals, the newspaper says bosses are fleecing patients and their families with high charges for phone calls, parking and shopping. the times leads with an investigation into boots, which it says is charging the nhs thousands for some unlicensed medicines that cost much less — including one mouthwash for cancer patients. the telegraph's front page features an undercover investigation into an alleged plot to fix an upcoming england cricket match. and the guardian leads with film producer harvey weinstein being charged with rape in new york. well that is it, that is of the papers are showing us. let's go through it. let's talk first of all about harvey weinstein, the contr

i want to start with jeff bennett. he's at the white house.that statement from sarah huckabee sanders. you feel like this administration bought some nonrefundable tickets to singapore. what's happening here? what are theyoi

joining me now is jeff bennett and bill neely.eff, arlington cemetery is actually running out of space 17 years into the war in afghanistan, section 60, the iraq and afghan veterans, brave veterans' graves filling that section. according to reporting today, there's only 25 years left at this pace in a cemetery that was supposed to last another 150 years. some choices ahead if they're going to toughen the requirements for being buried in arlington. >> reporter: that's right. the army would like arlington to stay open for another 150 years, but in order to do it, they would have to restrict burials to a certain kind of veteran, even those killed in the line of duty or those who received the medal of honor. so some tough choices ahead. i can tell you, the cemetery is taking public comments and they're expected to arrive at some decision by the fall, andrea. >> and jeff, talking about north korea, i want to bring in bill with all the late developments. but you were talking to people at the white house. the white house clearly, accordi

pink jersey with a 16—second lead after stage six, was among the group of riders to finish behind bennettme high profile spins in barcelona, including verstappen in an eventful start to the weekend. his red bull team—mate ricciardo came in second to mercedes' hamilton who finished quickest in the second practice. and the weather has got in the way of what should have been a historic day for ireland's cricketers. they were all ready to play pakistan in their first ever test — and then it started raining in malahide, and it hasn't stopped since. so play has been abandoned for the day, and they're hoping to get underway at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. azi farni will be here at 6.30 with sportsday, but that's it for now. thank you very much indeed, sarah. now, as promised... more now on news that the government is pressing ahead with plans to expand existing grammar schools in england. it has promised £50 million to provide new places at selective schools. and on the line fro

joining us to discuss, malnia henderson and kate bennett. these numbers are significant. give us some perspective. >> yeah, they are. typically first ladies are more popular than their husbands. you think about somebody like laura bush, her poll numbers were as high as 80% at times when her husband was in the white house. the question always becomes, how can the first lady sort of transition that popularity to the popularity of her husband's party or her husband. so i imagine when folks see these numbers, a, i'm sure melania trump is happy, because it's clear that americans are starting to get to know herbert, and they're start to go like her more. but if you're a republican, you're thinking, what can we do about these numbers? can she be helpful on the fundraising circuit? can she be helpful on the stump? michelle obama, laura bush trying to help their husbands win reelection. they were very effective in that way. not as effective in the midterms, laura bush and michelle obama. but we'll see. what is melania trump willing to do? we see her stepping out, as you've written

be a palestinian state on the hour every hour who's the dating letter to jerusalem other than from bennett and you know who is doing the collective punishment and military means can you solve the political problem with military means you can't you can't so all these things our position is that we have to win as israel and the stance israel refuses the two state solution present never mentioned two states he mentioned in the context that if both parties agree the giver of it or tenet and now they did the administration's of the not steps in six seven considered is derosa them as a territory now they said we'll have nice jerusalem as defined by the government of israel that means they have abandoned their line that is there was a remark about it. so what do you do in such guess i think i think this region is being thrown to the hands of extremists i think moderates are being destroyed and i think this is their intention their strategy so they can say israel can say oh we're the only democracy we had we don't we don't we want peace but we're going to have a partner for peace and nobody will a

estas imÁgenes en vivo de los puentes de la bahÍa y san mateo vamos a regresar con sugerir lÓpez bennettla entrada, un dÉbil sistema frontal atraviesa el norte de california. de hecho, no hay lluvia en el panorama. las temperaturas van a ser variables. ya hacia este viernes nos aumenta en un rango de los 80. temperatura en los mediados 60. fÍjese que tambiÉn se mantendrÁ bastante caluroso. son todos los hagan temperaturas que pueden ubicarse en el rango de los 80. el pronÓstico extendido, continÚe disfrutando del cielo despejado. sobre todo, con esas temperaturas agradables. ya para el viernes, aumentando en los 81. esperamos esas temperaturas muy cerca de los 80. hacer lunes, las temperaturas podrÍas podrían disminuir un poco. amigos, recuerden que pueden seguir a travÉs de las redes sociales. un adelanto del "contacto deportivo". daniel:crecen los rumores sobre el futuro de javier "el chicharito" hernÁndez daniel: arrancamos con acciÓn de la nba. los warriors a una victoria de alcanzar la victoria en la conferencia. se combinaron marcando doble dÍgito para dejar sin opciones a los pelÍ

nbc's correspondent geoff bennett has the latest on that, apparently there's good news to share? >> that's right, good news, we now know that first lady melania trump has been released from walter reed and back here resting at the white house. we understand she's in good spirits. just in the last couple hours we received a statement. saying the first lady returned home to the white house this morning. she is resting comfortably and remains in high spirits. our office has received thousands of calls and e-mails wishing mrs. trump well. and we thank everyone who has taken the time to reach out. now, the white house has released few details this past week about her treatment, other than than what they say she did undergo this treatment to treat a benign kidney treatment. but medical experts have said that procedure has a one-day recovery period. she was kept four or five days. we don't know if that's out of caution or what because the white house and protective aides won't say. we do know that president trump visited melania trump repeatedly throughout the past week. we don't expect

. >> my thanks to jeff bennett. jeff bennett at the white house for us. let's go back to the story with john mccain and kelly sadler. you have nick mulvaney doing an interview saying this wasn't a public event it, happened behind closed doors, don't make a big deal out of it. and then you've got this leak, the five people talking about the axios meeting, sarah huckabee sanders not vociferously apologizing for what was said about john mccain. >> the president says apologies are signs of weakness. we heard that sarah huckabee sanders saying she's not going to talk about a leak. we've seen this from this administration, not focusing on the substantial but on the fact that it became leaked and became a public affairs problem for the white house. it not only sustainable to -- clearly not only allies of the president but opponents of the president said this is beyond the pale, you don't insult a war hero on his death bed and basically has a few more weeks or months to live. it not something you should be doing as a white house official. that's why this administ

michael bennett and others, michael bennett wrote a book called "things that mike white people uncomfortable" and he said he would take a seat. that was before the policy change. this appears to be a partial victory for the white house. remember the game that mike pence attended but then he left with some players took a knee. president trump called on those that don't stand to be fired. commissioner goodell issued a statement saying -- while there was some support for the kneelers like people that protested in new york, the nfl did lose some fans. according to the nielsen tv ratings were down 9.7% last season. at first, goodell cited with the players right to kneel. now he's upset the player's association that said they were not consulted. the union supports kneeling as a form of political activism and will determine if a new policy violates their collective bargaining agreement. players won't be fined by the league. the teams will. it's up to the teams to deal with the feeling players how they choose too. >> neil: have any figures been mentioned? >> we haven't seen any numbers out of the nf

sanjay gupta and kate bennett. kate, let me start with you who covers the first lady. you have so many great sources. do you have any sense of why she needs to stay in the hospital for what we've been told is a somewhat benign -- well, totally benign and somewhat routine procedure? >> no new details out of her office. she was resting comfortably i heard from sources at the hospital. things were going well after the president left. she was a bit fatigued after a day of medical procedure. she's doing well. as to how long she's staying, her office said it could be the duration of the week. that's out of an abundance of caution perhaps certainly and sanjay can address this things can go wrong, infection, all sorts of things. the first lady as i know her and have been covering her is very by the book, by the le. she's very detailed. she's also very private. i would imanee wonear that much more about this procedure. i imagine we won't hear any more information about her health until she's released from the hospital. i don't think that's not very out of the ordinary for her.

let's bring in kate bennett. of all, kate, about what the first lady hopes to accomplish. >> so she wants to look after children. she's going to use her -- her platform to do that. this be best initiative is for health and well being and opioid crisis and social media. which has caused a bit of a controversy because one of things included cyber bullying and clearly her husband has been known to be a name caller on twitter and talk aggressively on twitter. she addressed this today in her speech with the president sitting right there in the front row. let's take a listen to what she said. >> social media can be both positively and negatively effect on our children. but too often it is used in negative ways. when children learn positive online behaviors early on social media can be used in productive ways and can effect positive change. >> now i think what she's saying there is she's going to do this in spite of her husband's tweets. maybe even because of his behavior. perhaps that he's already -- he's learned this

kate bennett, thank you so much. we appreciate it. we know you had to use your indoor voice there as the music cut out. this first lady's announcement comes just as the new cnn polls that kate was talking about show her favorability up again ten points since january. nearly six in ten americans have a favorable view of melania trump. higher than for her husband ever. i want to talk more about this with dana bash and also joining us kate anderson brauer, author. and we'll be learning more about -- be best, what does that mean? melania trump will tell us. we know this has to do with the well-being of children. we expect that she will build on talking out against cyber bullying for instance when it comes to kids. as soon as she started doing that earlier on in the term, this was something that raised eyebro eyebrows, people said are you kidding me? look at some of the things that your husband does. and as we look back, it seems that she knew that that criticism was coming. she didn't really seem to care. she wanted to proceed with someth

geoff bennett, do we think this is going to affect the president's behavior? >> probably not.'s feed. you follow it, you can see what had sees. all of his followers. looking at that twitter account you can tell he's created and echo chamber. only sees people who like him and really i think that speaks a lot to his personality but also it means he gets a sense from what he's seeing on twitter that everyone likes him. right? that's the sense he gets of his own work. >> and do we know who is in charge of blocking people on his twitter feed? does he personally block people? is that dan scavino? >> probably a mixture of the two. >> and seems like this ruling could potentially govern the actions of any person in the town? >> the judge didn't actually order the president to unblock people he's blocked. there is concern about a judge telling a president what to do. it would be up to the white house to actually go through his block list and see if they want -- have you have access again. spent skeptical for now. >> rick tyler, i feel the president, he clearly has set up his twitter fee

kate bennett, thank you for the reporting and the update.reciate it. >>> ahead for us, is the vice president mike pence preparing for a presidential run in 2024? new report out this morning, the new york times outlines him plotting his political future, but his reported moves behind the scenes potentially making some of the president's allies angry. that's next. brighthouse financial allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities... with a level of protection in down markets. so you can be less concerned about your retirement savings. talk with your advisor about shield annuities from brighthouse financial- established by metlife. your society was led by a woman, who governed thousands... commanded armies... yielded to no one. when i found you in my dna, i learned where my strength comes from. my name is courtney mckinney, and this is my ancestrydna story. now with 5 times more detail than other dna tests. order your kit at ancestrydna.com now with 5 times more detail than other dna tests. if you'd have told me three years ago... that w