brian todd has been looking into this for us. so, brian, what is el chapo up against?> tonight the man who has staged two escapes from top security prisons in mexico and other spectacular getaways is presented with his biggest challenge, but experts say so is that prison. his track record of violence is horrifying. his skill at spectacular prison escapes legendary. but tonight the convicted drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman might have met his match. in an operation designed to keep the modern day huoudini escapin, his lawyer confirmed he was flown by helicopter and then by plane to america's only super max prison called adx in florence, colorado. he was sentenced to life plus 30 years on wednesday after being convicted on ten counts related to his drug trafficking operations. but tonight former dea agents and other analysts tell cnn they believe el chapo's associates may have already cased the super max facility to plot a possible escape, something he's done time and time again. >> you can find it on google earth now. there's no doubt that his cronies, his hardest me

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>> brian todd reporting for us. thank you very much. i want to go to new york right now. megan rapinoe, the star of the women's soccer team, is speaking to cnn right now. i want you to listen in. >> the power of winning and performing and doing so in the style that we always do. so we always kind of knew that. we knew that this would be a huge summer for us in many different ways. and this is just the first step in a very big summer that we look to have. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> yeah. it was pretty cool. you know, at the stadium to watch the game but i think the fans said it all. they're with us. wanting more. i think everybody is ready for, it as i was alluding to before. transcendent moment outside of sport, outside of soccer, outside of anything. it's so much bigger than just what's happening on the field and the fans were right there lock-step with us. >> nike and budweiser -- [ inaudible question ]. >> yeah. i think it's huge. everyone's always asked what can we do. you can support us all year long, you can watch the games, you can support our leagues. obviously

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our brian todd thanks so much for joining us pretty rico's governor ricardo seo has announced his resignation after weeks of mass street protests in that u.s. territory said he would continue working until just a 2nd to allow an orderly transition he's been at the center of a messaging scandal that has already led top officials to resign delete messages revealed him mocking his constituents and contain sexist profane and homophobic remarks. well earlier i spoke with did abuse correspondent alexandra phenomena who's in the capital san juan and filled us in on the latest. or earlier i spoke with news correspondent alexander phenomena who's in the capital san juan who gave us the latest there and still people in the street maybe her feet but you can hear them playing some of them are already on their way home. have been very tough to date. since she has to be aware that the government is going down where to get her weight go down in front of you mentioned but nothing happened that night very late to finally announce that she would step down to. me it. would make sure that it will be included tha

but as brian todd explains he is now in a super max prison in colorado that is already housing some ofica's most notorious. >> reporter: his track record of violence is horrifying. his skill at spectacular prison escapes legendary. but now the convicted drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman might have met his match. in an operation steined to keep the modern day criminal hudeany from escaping el chapo's lawyer confirms his client was flown by helicopter and then flown to america's super max prison. el chapo was sentenced to life plus 30 years on wednesday after being convicted on ten counts related to his drug trafficking operations. but now former dea agents and other analysts tell cnn they believe el chapo's associates may have already cased the super max facility to plot a possible escape, something he's done time and time again. you can find it on google earth now, so there's doubt that his cronies, you know, his hard rs men have looked into all possible scenarios. would they be willing? is he worth, you know, them launching a full-scale attack on the prison? >> reporter: the florence

brian todd has been looking into this for us. brian, what are you learning?young man is calling the situation sad, saying he was only a student in north korea, not a spy. a key question tonight, did the fatal case of american student otto warmbier spook the north koreans into letting the young australian go? >> reporter: alex sigly was in the grips of the kim jong-un regime, for about a week and then deported claimed of being a spy the 28-year-old australian denies the accusation. >> alex is very lucky to have come out unharmed and alive. >> reporter: sigly had been a student at pyongyang's kim il-sung university. he was a va ratieracious blogge he wrote six columns about food and fashion for the publication nk news which the regime cited. alex was spared the final outcome of otto warmbier, accused of stealing a propaganda sign from a hotel. he was put on trial, detained for a year and a half and ended up in a vegetative state. >> of course the last thing that the regime wants under the current circumstances is another tragedy on par with what happened to ott

brian todd has been look into this for us. brian, what are you learning?'ve got some sobering new information tonight on this. cnn has obtained documents showing that the fbi and the immigration and customs enforcement agency, i.c.e., can actually access and scan your driver's license picture and get other information about you using technology that's the stuff of hollywood. it's the kind of sophisticated technology that people love to see in movies and cop shows. facial recognition searches, used to catch criminals and terrorists. but tonight there's new information that law enforcement, including the immigration and customs enforcement agency, or i.c.e., can use facial recognition technology on our driver's license photos to match them up with photos being used in criminal or immigration cases. the fbi's use of driver's license pictures has been previously reported. but harrison rudolph of the center on privacy and technology at georgetown law school which obtained documents on the searches, says i.c.e.'s use of the photos wasn't previously known and dri

brian todd has been looking into that. brian, tell us what is putin up to? flat myrrh putin has test-fired one of his most dangerous missiles in the arctic. the russian president is moving fast to dominate that region. and the u.s. has fallen way behind him there, which analysts say puts america in a very precarious position. tonight vladimir putin is staging his own version of war games on ice. in newly released video from his military the russian strongman is showing off the first test of one of his key missiles in the arctic, called the tor m2dt. experts say it could target american aircraft from short range. >> these are clearly designed for arctic type conditions. it's launched out, popped up in the air, and then of course ignite after that. but this kind of missile's going to go after aircraft and drones and that sort of thing. >> reporter: the missile is part of vladimir putin's vision of dominating the arctic region. he's deployed long-range rockets there. he's built sprawling military bases in the arctic and once made a show of visiting one. sweepin

brian todd has been looking into this. >> the trump team is pretty upset over this.ings to the turkish government. vladimir putin has not only come between america and a key ally. he may also have figured out a way to steal information about a new american fighter jet. >> tonight a big money military score for russian president vladimir putin undermines the u.s. in the process. a shipment of sophisticated surface to air missiles has arrived on the soil of a crucial american ally, turkey. >> this system is able to defend airspace to take out really sophisticated fighters, intelligence aircraft at long ranges and a pretty high altitude. >> russians won't be operating the s-400 missiles on turkish soil. turkey is buying them. a trump administration official tells cnn tonight, it's a problem, there's no question about it. why? >> turkey has been in the process of acquiring a fleet of american f-35 fighter jets, and turkish pilots were recently training in arizona on how to fly them. the f-35 is the most expensive weapons system in history. a warplane with great agility,

brian todd has been looking into that for us. what are you learning?south korea about its acquisition of fighter planes from the u.s. and it's slamming the south korean military exercises coming up. the dictator is getting more agitated and observers are looking to see if he's going to ramp up his missile tests. >> reporter: tonight, kim jong-un isn't just flexing his missiles, he's showing them off. in new photos released by north korea, the young dictator is seen watching and celebrating the launch of two short rang missiles. observing from a bank of televisions and through binoculars. u.s./south korean officials say the pictures appear to show a new type of weapon deployed by north korea. the dictator personally supervised the launches which they say were meant to send a, quote, solemn warning. a warning which comes as negotiations over kim's nuclear program have stalled. >> kim jong-un is telling president moon and president trump the pressure is going to stay on you and it's going to potentially mount the longest these negotiations do not deliver.

cnn's brian todd takes a look. >>at his track record of violence is horrifying his skill at spectacular prison escapes legendary. but the convicted drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman might have met his match in an operation designed to keep the modern day criminal houdini from escaping. el chapo's lawyer confirms his client was flown by helicopter and then plane to america's only supermax prison called adx in florence colorado. el chapo was sentenced to life plus 30 years on wednesday after being convicted on 10 counts related to his drug trafficking operations, former d e agents and other analysts tell cnn they believe el chapo's associates may already have case the super max facility to plot a possible escape something he's done time and time again. >>you can find it on google earth now so there's no doubt that his cronies. his you know they be willing is he worth you know them launching a full-scale attack on the prison the florence supermax houses notorious terrorists like the boston marathon bomber and the unab

brian: todd piro is at the egg yoke cafe in greenville, north carolina, ahead of the rally. in a swimming pool. we don't know who is here, we can't control the safety, security, can't control our budget. i don't care what department you're talking about. education -- todd: it's a financial struggle? >> it's a financial struggle. our health care, education, kids coming in. it is not about being discriminating. let's do this in orderly fashion like ceo of a company, just like commander in the military. you have to know your people. todd: thank you. tony you're retired from sales. you know about money. you know about the economy. what is not to like about the economy? >> everything is doing exceptionally well. people are working. blacks lowest unemployment rates in the history of the country. we're turning nafta around. what can you say bad about the economy? todd: thank you, she works in health care, you say medicare "medicare for all" would be a disaster. why? >> anytime you have a single-payer system it removes competition. any business needs competition to be successful. we

brian todd has the story. >>> critics say his unbridled greed. it was worth 500,000 each.anks of security agents run alongside them. and even waived to the masses alongside china's president from the open top of one. the problem is under u.n. sanctions, kim's not supposed to have luxury cars. he smuggles them in with an elaborate secret bootleg operation only to turn around and flaubt his apparent fleet of limos. >> north korea's commercial fa sail civil ta torts have global reach that stretches not only in asia, but also to places like europe as well. >> the center for advanced defense studies and "the new york times" tracked a secret of shipment of two of the armored limos to pyongyang. they say the car's journey started in the netherlands in june of last year. sent in containers on a major shipping line. after a 41-day journey shs the cars arrived in the port of china. then they went to japan. then to south korea. but there a mysterious ghost ship, which the times says was tied to a russian businessman, picked up the limos. once out to sea, according to the times, the s

brian todd has been looking into this for us. what are you learning?another meeting with donald trump and soon. these latest missile firings signaling north korea could be ready to go back to the days of fire and fury. north korea's young tyrant unrelenting in his quest to become a nuclear power in what south korean officials are calling a clear threat, kim jong-un's regime launched two short-range missiles overnight from one of the day caictator's summer spots. kim is known for playing with jet skis and speedboats between overseeing his military arsenal. south korean officials say it appears one of the missiles flew 265 miles. the other 428 miles. experts say these missiles probably have a longer range which could be lethal to u.s. forces and their allies. >> it puts in range not only forces in south korea and civilians there but also targets in japan. they can also modify to arrive faster to target and possibly avoid missile defenses as they do. >> reporter: a u.s. defense official says the missiles appear -- left smoke trails picked up by satellite

. >> good report, brian todd, thanks very much. and to our viewers thanks for watching. wolf blitz ner the situation room. you can follow me on twitter and instagram. you can tweet the show @cnn sit room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> outfront next, breaking news trump abandoning the fight over the census citizenship question but he has a whole new plan. an executive action. to round up thousands of undocumented immigrants. is this all to distract from something specific? plus joe biden ripping into president trump today, calling trump's approach to foreign policy dangerous. but could biden's own past come back to defeat him? plus alexandria ocasio-cortes escalating her fight with nancy pelosi. the democrat accusing the house speaker of singling out women of color. let's go outfront. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett, outfront this evening

now as brian todd reporting. the fbi says they have no indication that facial recognition searches resulted in any mistaken arrests or convictions. >>officials with i say the agency does not comment on investigation techniques. a big story this morning, lawmakers have sent a bill on police use of force to the governor's desk. the bill would allow police to use deadly force only when it's necessary to defend against an imminent threat of death or serious injury. 2 officers or 2 bystanders. the state senate approved the bill yesterday. the legislation was prompted by public anger over recent police shootings across the state. the state congressman eric swalwell is out no longer running for president he made the announcement yesterday his campaign headquarters in dublin. in april he said he was running pledging his commitment to confronting gun violence, he's the first democrat to drop out since the campaign started he hasn't decided who he's going to endorse the 38 year-old says he's going to be busy yeah focusing

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our brian todd has been looking into this for us what are you learning?r: they are pointing the blame squarely at the kremlin for an allergic reaction he had while in jail. analysts say given putin's track record, something nefarious could have occurred. he is one of vladimir putin's worst enemies, alexi has led protests and called for putin to be ousted. tonight through his attorney, he says he was the victim of putin's ultimate form of pay back -- poison. >> translator: he really was poisoned by some unidentified chemical agent. >> reporter: once in jail, he said he suffered an allergic reaction and was hospitalized, even though he said he never had allergi allergies. his personal doctor says there was a chemical substantial introduced into his body that caused the reaction. but a hospital official denies the accusation. >> translator: nothing of what you spoke about has been proven. >> reporter: navalny is no stranger to putin's rapp. he was once damaged in his right eye. protests brought thousands to the streets where putin's forces cracked down and a

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brian: thanks, todd. think how much credit sean and i know eddie knows.an gallagher has been in his defense as well as his wife. unbelievable. ainsley: he will be on the show later on along with pete hegseth. pete defended him on air and said look, it's easy for us to be here in america and judge what's happening overseas. until did you go over there, you can't judge, you can't tell individuals -- i mean, this was an isis fighter, guys, this was a guy who wanted to destroy us. brian: also, keep in mind the president said i wanted him to face a court. why is he in solitary confinement and brutal prison on the west coast where sexual predators are so prevalent he is afraid to let his family go visit him. while he prepares for defense can we move no him into sanitary conditions after all he has given to the country. the process has played out and they have found him innocent. griff: interesting what they find out. he was charged with murdering an isis war fighter and he is not guilty. ainsley: not guilty of war crimes. griff: in a case that separated, really

[applause] brian: good job. toddy, we have a human -- normally we just read the teases but we want to let you preview what's going to be coming up just around the corner. carley: oh yeah, somebody thought it was a good idea for me and todd to be talking to all the guests today. what could go wrong? look who we have here emily compagno. the lovely the talent you had what will you it be talking about later in the show? >> the el chapo act whether the forfeited funds will actually fund the border wall. carley: interesting story. todd: i find you beautiful as well. i want you had you to know that jim ainsle steve ainsley an will ask you serious questions. will you join the space force. >> we are recruiting. todd: that wasn't a no. that sounded like a yes to me. we will be doing this throughout the course of the morning. for now, back to you guys whoever you guys is. steve: thank you very much, todd. coming up, brian is going to ask guy benson how old he is. [laughter] [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ discovery that sometimes a