sara murray live for us outside the supreme court. >>> let's talk more about this, the rulings and the's reaction with joshua getzler and tony schwartz. he recently wrote the sociopath in chief on medium. josh, what are your big takeaways here? look, the tax return information is remaining secret as of today still. >> that's true but i think it's worth stepping back here. today the supreme court fundamentally rejected trump's anti-democratic vision of a presidency. in all of the cases the court said no to trump's fundamental argument which is that he is shielded so long as he sits in the oval office even from investigation, whether that's by state prosecutors or by congress and today was a resounding no to that notion. the court said you are not wholly immune fully shielded from this sort of scrutiny. >> tony, i wonder what is going to happen in terms of how the president will receive this. you have spent a lot of time with him. what do you think? >> i think trump at this point is like first-time poker player who has put his entire cash into the pot with a terrible hand. he is not bluf

sara murray, thank you for the preview.e it. >>> kanye west has a new song out and album so most consider his tweet about running for presidents away to boost album sales. most may not include the president. president trump said in a new interview today that he takes a potential presidential run by the jesus' king rapper seriously, calling it, quote, very interesting. trump suggests the run may be a trial balloon for a 2024 bid. >>> the president cannot seem to stop lying about the coronavirus. he's making false claims about the mortality rate in the united states. we'll have a fact check for you on that. and major labs warning it is taking twice as long to get results for a covid test. >>> president trump is making more false claims about the data on covid-19 pandemic. ? just one tweet he cited a washington times article claiming a ten fold drop in the mortality rate in the united states and he claimed the country has the blowingest mortality rate in the world so let's start there with a look at facts. elizabeth cohen, and

cnn's sara murray has the details. >> reporter: president trump on friday night commuted the sentencehis longtime friend and political adviser roger stone. stone had been convicted of crimes including lying to congress in part to protect the president. he was set to report to prison next week to kick off his three-year sentence. stone was pleading publicly for the president to intervene, he said reporting to prison during the pandemic was akin to a death sentence because he's 67 years old. ultimately, the president did intervene on friday. and here is stone describing his conversation with trump. >> he said, you understand, i have the option, i have the authority to either grant a pardon or commute your sentence. he says, you should understand that a pardon would be final. and that in accepting a pardon, you are essentially accepting guilt. and i would rather see you fight this out, which is why i'm commuting your sentence. >> reporter: now, president trump and roger stone are insistent that stone didn't not get a fair shake at trial, even attorney general william barr said the prosec

sara murray reports. >>president trump on friday night commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and political adviser roger stone started been convicted of crimes, including lying to congress in part to protect the president. he was set to report to prison next week to kick off his 3 year sentence stone was pleading publicly for the president to intervene he said reporting to prison during the pandemic was akin to a death sentence because he is 67 years old ultimately the president did intervene on friday in here a stone describing his conversation with trump. >>he said you understand i have the option i have the authority to either grant a pardon or commute your sentence. he says you should understand that a pardon would be fight would be final. and that in accepting of of a pardon you are exceptionally of accepting guilt and i would rather see you a fight this out which is why i'm commuting her sentence. >>president trump and roger stone are insistent that stone did not get a fair shake at trial but

ramp up production as quickly as possible but who gets first access and who decides that cnn's sara murray joins us now. if that works out and if there is a viable vaccine who gets it? >> reporter: great question and one of many thorny questions that the administration is dealing with because it takes a lot to get this vaccine from a lab and into the arms of americans and the trump administration is trying to prove that they are taking steps now to be ready when the vaccine is ready. after bungling everything from testing to personal protective equipment, the trump administration is aiming to prove it can roll out a coronavirus vaccine to millions of americans as soon as it's ready. >> operation warp speed. >> the debate is already under way about who should get the first doses. >> people are a little uneasy about the government calling the shots here. >> reporter: to reassure a kept call decision that this delition will be apolitical. the question of who should be first in line and a second group of workers are asking should race and ethnicity fall in and where do teachers fall on priorit

cnn's sara murray has more from washington. >> president trump, on friday night, commuted the sentencetime friend and political advisor, roger stone. stone had been convicted of crimes, including lying to congress, in part, to protect the president. he was set to report to prison next week to kick off his three-year sentence. now, stone was pleading, publicly, for the president to intervene. he said reporting to prison during the pandemic was akin to a death sentence because he is 67 years old. ultimately, the president did intervene on friday. and here is stone describing his conversation with trump. >> he said, you understand i have the option, i have the authority, to either grant a pardon or commute your sentence. he says you should understand that a pardon would be -- would be final. and that, in accepting a pardon, you are, essentially, accepting guilt. and i would rather see you this fight this out, which is why i'm commuting your sentence. >> president trump and roger stone are insistent roger stone did not get a fair shake at trial. but even attorney general bill barr has said

cnn, sara murray, washington. >>> good morning, natasha. >> good morning. >> this isn't the first time the president hasn't commuted or pardons an ally, to be sure. where does the roger stone story fit in? was it a surprise the president did this? >> it's not a surprise. it's a stunning show of presidential power to protect one of trump's friends. it's an attack after the u.s. supreme court voted 7-2, that the president is not above the law. he's been dangling pardons for roger flynn and paul manafort. he has been calling it a witchhunt. it wasn't a full pardon, as the report mentioned. but they started to convince trump that he needed to do this. those in stone's intercircle because this was an attack on trump himself. and trump is all about himself. but trump has really focused on pardoning individuals that wouldn't really be popular to pardon in the american public. it's a who's who of white collar criminals, politicians, law enforcement, that have gone above the call of duty. we see rod blagojevich was pardoned. he was a corrupt democratic politician. joe arpaio, the controversial

cnn's sara murray has the details. president trump called roger stone earlier. what are you learning about the conversation? >> reporter: that's right. roger stone had been waiting for and hoping for this phone call. he said he'd been praying for it and essentially going to prison would be a death sentence for him. and finally as the president was leaving tonight he finally called roger stone, here is how stone described that conversation. >> he said you understand i have the option, i have the authority to either grant a pardon or commute your sentence. he says you should understand that a pardon would be final, and that in accepting a pardon you are exceptionally accepting guilt, and i would rather see you fight this out which is why i'm commuting your sentence. >> reporter: now, both roger stone of course and donald trump believe this was politically motivated, that that's the only reason he faced charges, but even attorney general bill barr said this was a righteous prosecution. >> what is the white house saying about the comitation? >> reporter: the white h

first, cnn's sara murray on an administration with much to prove plans to make it all work. >> afterbungling everything, the dmiadministration aiming to prove -- as soon as one is ready. the debate is already under way about who should get the first doses. >> i think people are a little uneasy here. >> the nih director called the national academy of medicine an esteemed nongovernmental organization and asked them to advise who should be first in line. a second group of cdc advisers are also asking. who counts as an essential worker? should race and ethnicity factor in and where do teachers fall on the priority list? >> clearly, the vulnerable, are going to be, if not the top priority, one of the top priorities. >> the trump administration is tapping top health officials and industry experts to lead vaccine plans, rather than politicians. but the administration's vaccine effort, operation warp speed, is shrouded in secrecy. >> certainly, ask for both your latitude a little bit in terms of my lack of ability to provide a lot of specifics about what we're doing. >> vaccine developers al

cnn political correspondent sara murray explains. >> reporter: after bungling everything from testingo personal protective equipment, the trump administration is aiming to prove it can roll out a coronavirus vaccine to millions of americans as soon as one is ready. >> operation warp speed. >> the debate is already under way over who should get the first doses. >> i think that people are a little uneasy about the government calling the shots here. >> reporter: to reassure a skeptical decision this decision will be apolitical the nih director called the national academy of medicine, an esteemed non-governmental organization and asked who should be first in line. a second group of cdc advisers are also asking who counts as an essential worker? should race and etties in any factor in, and where do teachers fall on the priority list? >> clearly the vulnerable will be it if not the top priority one of the top priorities. >> the trump administration is tapping top health officials and industry experts to lead vaccine plans rather than politicians, but the administration's vaccine effort, ope

sara murray, cnn, washington. >> thank you, sarah. just got this reaction in from house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff. he told nbc about the commutation this morning, if you lie for the president, you get a pass. here's what else he said. >> well, if you lie for the president, if you cover up for the president, if you withhold incriminating evidence for the president, you get a pass from donald trump. that's the message that the president has always wanted to convey. >> and joining us now to discuss this is criminal defense and constitutional attorney paige pate. paige, this situation, i guess, is not entirely surprising. it's been signaled for some time. but what is different about this, i think a lot of people were expecting a pardon here. roger stone said he wanted his extend commuted because he didn't want to admit guilt. what is the significance of that? >> well, abby, that's a good point. i don't think anyone has discussed it yet. i am certain that mr. stone would have expected a full pardon. i expect the pardon he

sara murray reporting. thank you. we'll have more news after this. >>> finally tonight we honor some of those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. jose was 73. he was a dedicated father, grandfather and partner to his girlfriend, a true people person who would strike up a conversation with anyone and make them feel important a. leash i can alicia of washington, d.c. was a renowned psychiatrist and oldest faculty member at howard yearsty. she was a family oriented mom who enjoyed parties and dancing. may they rest in peace, and may their memories being a blessing. thanks for watching. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next, breaking news, president trump now insisting the light is at the end of the tunnel in the fight against the coronavirus, yet it was 24 hours ago he said it was going to get worse. what changed? plus, the president still pushing to fully reopen schools, saying it can be done safely because kids don't catch the virus early. but not everyone agrees. and republicans turning on

first, sara murray how an administration with much approved, plans to make it work. >> reporter: afterdling everything from testing to personal protective equipment, administration wants to prove it can roll out a coronavirus vaccine to millions of americans as soon as ready. the debate is already under way over who should get the first doses. >> i think that people are a little uneasy about the government calling shot. >> reporter: this decision will be apolitical, the nih director called the academy of medicine on the non-governmental medicine to advice who should be first in line. a second group are asking who counts as an essential worker? should race and ethnicity factor in and where do teachers fall? >> the vulnerable will be if not the top priority one of the top priorities. >> reporter: the trump administration is tapping top health officials and industry experts to lead plans rather than politicians but administration's operation warp speed is secret. >> certainly asks for your latitude a little bit in terms of my lack of ability to provide a lot of specifics about what we're

cnn's sara murray live in washington.is a really complicated process, sarah. >> that's right, john. look, it's a long way from the lab into the arms of millions and millions of americans. and the trump administration is trying to take steps now to prove they'll be ready when a vaccine is ready. after bungling everything from testing to personal protective equipment, the trump administration is aiming to prove it can roll out a coronavirus vaccine to millions of americans as soon as one is ready. >> operation warp speed. >> reporter: the debate is already underway over who should get the first doses. >> i think that people are a little uneasy about the government calling the shots here. >> to reassure the public this decision will be apolitical, the nih director called the academy of medicine, an esteemed nongovernmental organization and asked them to advice who should be first in line. a second group of cdc advisers is also asking, who counts as an essential worker? should race and ethnicity factor and where do teachers f

cnn's sara murray has the details. president trump called roger stone earlier. what are you learning about the conversation? >> reporter: that's right. roger stone had been waiting for and hoping for this phone call. he said he'd been praying for i

sara murray is live in washington with more. what else did she say? are finally hearing from mary trump. she did her first television interview, part of it aired last night, just going straight ahead and saying her uncle is not fit for office. >> and i just remember thinking, he seems tired, he seems like this is not what he signed up for, if he even knows what he signed up for. and i thought his response was actually more enlightening than my statement. and he said they won't get me. and so far, looks like he's right. >> and if you're in the oval office today, what would you say to him? >> resign. >> the trump administration did not want this book to get out, but it was actually donald trump's brother, robert trump, who took mary to court, tried to block the book from being released, tried to block mary trump from being able to talk about her own book. ultimately, he lost those cases. and you can sigh why the trump family did not want this book out. it is a devastating portrait, not just of president trump, but also a number of other members of the t

the book isn't even out yet but cnn's sara murray has read it and is live with some of the details.uess we know why the president is so obsessed with people's college transcripts and obsessed with keeping his own private. >> it certainly does have an interesting turnaround. mary trump's portrait of the president and the trump family is very unflattering. she basically said fred trump, the patriarch of this family created this toxic environment that led donald trump to become a liar, a cheater, a sociopath and does not hold back on releasing these embarrassing anecdotes. and one of them is her allegation that donald trump actually paid another kid to take the s.a.t.s for him. here's what the book says. i want says, trump's worried that his grade point average, which put him far from the top of his class, would scuttle his chances to get accepted. trump enlisted a smart kid to take his s.a.t.s for him. he paid his buddy well. which is interesting in light of the fact that donald trump often brags how he went to such an amazing school at the university of pennsylvania. now, the white h

cnn's sara murray joins us with more. >> reporter: mary trump is finally speaking out.irst television interview and she's not holding anything back. in the first clip that we've seen, she essentially says that her uncle, president trump, is unfit for office and dangerous. >> and i just remember thinking, he seems tired. he seems like this is not what he signed up for, if he even knows what he signed up for. and i thought his response was actually more enlightening than my statement. and he said they won't get me. and so far, looks like he's right. >> and if you're in the oval office today, what would you say to him? >> resign. >> now, president trump did not want this book to see the light of day, but it was actually his brother, robert trump, who took mary trump and her publisher to court to try to block the book's release and block mary trump from talking about it. and when you dig into the book, you can really see why. she really paints this picture of a very toxic culture in the trump family and says, you know, essentially, this is why donald trump is the way that h

. >> we'll get back to you, joan, in just a few minutes and i want to go to my colleague sara murray with a little more on this. what science out to you in terms of an election year and what the public will and will not see. >> reporter: no doubt this is a victory for the president and he's made it very clear he won't put out his tax returns on his own and this decision makes it clear it won't come back out before about the election. remember the political climate we're right now. i don't think necessarily in the middle of a global pandemic and the racial unrest that the president's tax returns won't be a motivating factor for whether or not they are on the deciding line for this election. in light of the way we've seen the president behave and the impeachment questions and the questions unanswered and important in light of robert mueller's investigation and the questions still unanswered from that. you know, it's possible that we could get an answer to this if donald trump is re-elected in his second term but for now going into november voters won't know anything essentially more ab

sara murray has more.>president trump on friday night commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and political adviser roger stone started been convicted of crimes, including lying to congress in part to protect the president. he was set to report to prison next week to kick off his 3 year sentence stone was pleading publicly for the president to intervene he said reporting to prison during the pandemic was akin to a death sentence because he's 67 years old. ultimately the president did intervene on friday and years stone describing his conversation with trump. >>he said you understand i have the option i have the authority to either grant a pardon or commute your sentence. he says you should understand that a pardon would be fine with the final. and that in accepting a of a pardon you are exceptionally of accepting guilt and i would rather see you a fight this out which is why i'm commuting her sentence. >>president trump and roger stone are insistent that stone did not get a fair shake at trial but eve