i'm anthony mason along with dana jacobson who's in for alex wagner and we begin with our top story. the trump administration tries to crack down on government leaks. last week trump called sessions leak. sessions said the number of leaks have tripled compared to those during the obama administration. >> the justice department is not ruling out the possibility that a reporter could be prosecute e. for his parting the president is starting a long vacation at his golf resort in new jersey. errol barnett is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in new jersey is described as a working vacation by administration, made necessary, they say, because of renovation work back at the white house. but before president trump left the so-called the swamp he made an attempt . 3r7 ignored several questions as he left the white house friday. earlier attorney general jeff sessions announced a crackdown on anyone leaking sensitive information to the media. >> we will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our country. >> sessions said

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i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm dana jacobson in for alex wagner. >>> it's days away.he hottest ticket to a tate with the sun and the moon. find out how you can join in the fun. >>> then it's playground, but hardly the kind we're used to. we'll take you to a place where kids can run a little wild and advocates say a little risk is part of the reward. >>> and fleetwood at 50. the legendary rock band fleetwood mac. we'll talk about how their musical journey began. that's ahead. >>> first our top story this hour. concerns remain high in the north korean crisis. yesterday while still delivering tough talk, president trump left open the door to diplomacy. after a telephone call friday president trump and china's president both say they want to denuclearize the korean peninsula. the president at his golf club. errol barnett is traveling with the president. errol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in fact, mr. trump said perhaps his words have not been harsh enough and defended them by saying the only reason people have been critical is because mr. trump is the messeng

i'm anthony. >> i'm dana in for alex wagner.e harvey, as the texas gulf coast deals with the worst hurricane to hit the u.s. in over a decade. >>> this past week it was hailed as an incredible discovery, a ship found 72 years after it was sunk. it is the story behind the "uss indianapolis" that's one of the most amazing sales in u.s. history. a look back at the harrowing ordeal of the ship's crew. >>> 20 years after her death, newly restored video released of princess diana's wedding to prince charles. what was it about the people's princess that captivated the world? we'll take that look at her legacy days before the tragic anniversary. >>> first, more on our top story. hurricane harvey battering texas. harvey was a category four hurricane when it made landfall in rockport, texas. it brought winds of 130 miles an hour. a tornado watch has been posted for a large part of the texas dp gulf coast. harvey caused thousands of residents to move inland. this morning, more than 210,000 people are without electricity. >> harvey's winds

i'm anthony mason along with dana jacobson who's in for alex wagner.e begin this morning with our top story. yet another trump administration shakeup. steve bannon, the president's chief strategist, was ousted friday while the president was at camp david for national security meetings. bannon was the architect -- an architect of mr. trump's election victory, but as a far right nationalist he was also a contentious presence in the white house. >> after his meetings, the president retu t jersey, without any comment about bannon's departure. errol barnett has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. white house officials claim that steve bannon and chief of staff, general john kelly, mutually agreed that it was time for bannon to go, but sources tell cbs news that president trump has been frustrated by bannon's rising profile and by media coverage of bannon as the real mastermind behind president trump's campaign. president trump arrived in new jersey friday amid unanswered questions about his decision to fire chief strategist, steve bannon. >> we'll see wh

i'm anthony mason along with dana jacobson in for alex wagner. >>> we begin this morning with it. they said they're both committed to denuclearizing peninsula. >> he's not ruling out military action in south america. he declined to talk by phone with venezuela's president until democracy is restored there. the president is also continuing his vacation at his golf resort in new jersey. that's where we finder roll bar net traveling with the president. errol, good morning. as reporter: good morning. united states and north korea, president trump has made himself more available to questions from the media. he's taken reporters' questions on five separate occasions, voicing only harsh language for one of the world's most unpredictable threats. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be bug, big trouble in north korea. >> reporter: president trump's repeated warnings to kim jong-un has defined his messaging for the past few days app his twitter feed. friday he noted the u.s. is locked and loaded. when asked the germany would stand by in case of an attack, chancellor angela merk