join anderson cooper and special guest, cohost, kelly ripa. it is going to be an extraordinary night. ♪ you are in the cnn newsroom, i am ana cabrera. right now president trump is headed to asia with stunning developments of the russia investigation threatening to over shadow. the stakes could not be higher. beijing is facing a show down with president trump over his campaign promise to crack down on china's trade practices. another is north korea, back in the u.s., the russian investigation rocked by another development. carter page is now backing away from earlier denial and confirming the meeting during the summer of 2016 with russia deputy prime minister. a few people on the campaign knew about his trip. >> we have a lot to cover. lets get to ryan nobles in honolulu. what does the president hope to accomplish? >> reporter: this is a long trip for the president. they have a number of objectives to accomplish over this 12-day trip. you hit on the most important issues, that's the growing attention with north korea and the kim jong-un adminis

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here's anderson cooper to tell you more. >> i'm anderson cooper.one person really can make a difference. and this year we're making it easy for you to support their great work. just go to cnn heros.com and click donate to any 2017 top ten cnn hero to make a direct contradiction to that hero's fund-raiser. you'll receive an e-mail confirming your donation tax deductible in the united states. no matter the amount you can make a difference in our heroes continue life life changing work. to celebrate all these every day people changing the world, you can donate from your laptop, tablet yore your phone. just go to cnnheroes.com. your donation in any amount will help them help others. thanks. >> and of course all our top ten cnn heroes will be honored at the 11th annual cnn heroes all-star tribute. make sure you tune in to be inspired. that's it for us tonight. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. >>> good evening. two huge developments happening late this afternoon. both with potentially significant consequences. first on taxes, a victory for the whit

now, i just pulled an anderson cooper, you knew i was lying, the people behind me knew i was lying but the people live on the internet now know i'm lying. but anderson cooper was manipulating on cn nmpl and said that george sorrows was not a nazi collaborator, but on "60 minutes", the guy is talking to george soros and he's blown away how wicked the guy is, he says, man, that would send a lot of people to the psyche ward and the guy almost laughed. you can look it up on info wars. if i didn't do it, somebody else would. this guy is funding the terrorists in europe, the muslims coming into sweden where they're raping the women, fondling them. this is george soros that is funding black lives matter. this is where the president, let's have a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t. barack obama was our president. let's show a little respect for president trump. >> president breed: thank you, next speaker, please. >> good evening, andrew. the national management and on the people will be the function in the accordance to -- choice of decision formatses must meet the perfection of public affairs. all things t

here is anderson cooper to show you how.hat we have announced top 10 cnn heroes of 2017, it is time to show you how you can decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000. go to cnnhero.com and you can learn more about each hero and when you are ready, click on "vote." confirm your selection and you are all set. you can vote on facebook messenger, you can vote up to ten times per day through december 12th. rally your friends and share your votes on social media. >> kelly ripa will join me to reveal our cnn hero for 2017. >> you can vote on cnnhero.com to help decide who'll be our cnn hero of the year. only one will be named cnn hero of the year. join anderson cooper and special guest, cohost, kelly ripa. it is going to be an extraordinary night. ♪ you are in the cnn newsroom, i am ana cabrera. right now president trump is headed to asia with stunning developments of the russia investigation

research institute, he spoke with anderson cooper. >> i think what's striking about this is that thishat would have -- that could have been released in 1968 and in that climate it probably -- can hardly guess how people would have responded to it, because it's simply an allegation by an unnamed person. an informant. it's striking that i've gone through some of the jfk documents that were released. the fbi and other federal agencies go to get lengths to keep out the names of informants. >> carson went on to say what he sees in this document is a person who was trying his best to damage dr. king. >> so much thatch hof that has implied and now you have the release of the files to underscore what were rumors and now appear to be documented choices. >> we've got so much more straight ahead right after this. . when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time... stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me,

only one will be named hero of the year, though, so join anderson cooper and co-host kelly ripa liveth. it's going to be an extraordinary night. alright, off you go. casual fridays at buckingham palace? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money nathan saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. you or joints. something for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. (toots) but you know it's you. so know this. the activated charcoal in charco caps adsorbs gas for fast gas relief without passing the gas. charco caps: put less boom in the room. for fast gas relief without passing the gas. accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president,

so i would rather have anderson cooper and have him doing his program on cnn than not have him. and you know, anderson loves being at "60 minutes." he just loves it. and he-- he is another amazing work ethic who will give up weekends, which he is doing this weekend in puerto rico for us. with tonya simon. they're going, i would rather have him than not. so then oprah is the same way. >> rose: right. >> and norah as well. i think that the contribution from the contributors is significant enough to justify it beyond that. i think we're better because of them. >> rose: so 50 years and counting. what do you worry about? >> that nobody is going to know what the hell a stop watch is. you know, it's a funny thing am but i guess what i worry about, that is guarding the values. there have only been two of us that run it. and that's a little bit, you know, that's important but it's also steve and leslie and all the people, you, charlie, everybody that appreciates the values and bill owens who i expect would take my place when i move on, understands them. you know, that is what worries me.

guest: i was at -- atch anderson w cooper. there were some people, i would put them on, he would go to sleep. i talked to my dog. i did. i cannot wait to meet chip again. chip was a beautiful dog. [laughter] host: i am just laughing at -- we go to florida. good morning. caller: good morning. woman.uble guest: i that you know women who have stirred trouble, stirred you --, i have -- i bet caller: i know. it takes bravery, real courage, to do what you are doing. to come on c-span. and i love the guys at c-span. they do great work. i give them all my applause. but it shows courage for you to come on this long, on tv, and say what you said. host: thank you. guest: well, it took courage for esther in the bible to go to the king if i perish, i perish. it took courage for harriet tubman to go back and forth to get people out of bondage. it took courage for nelson mandela. it took courage for mother teresa. it is about the courage of your convictions. if you believe something is unjust, you should speak out. more importantly, if you b

entertainment magazine had a list of host including anderson cooper. i am ashley johnson reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you, ashley. all right. let's bring the a-plus foon break this down. i am joined by frank. welcome, frank. god you have. 2:00 a lawyer and a columnist for law and crime. god you have here, lawyer. and the attorney is back. how could something have happened? let's talk about this. as na attorney, you know, wheres the evidence? wheres the due pros is? got s somebody accused now. maybe the aothers could didn't say anything for a couple of years. know that does happen. >> that is possible. >> it makes no sense top me. three years later. >> here's thing this, though. we have no clad process was give ton matt lauer or anyone else. we have no idea if he admitted the accusation. he don't know if somebody had first hand knowledge, some kind of third party collaboration. what i can tell you? let's remember. we are talking about due process process. you are not owed due process. are not entitled to have a job on nbc. the em know year

you used to do their new year's eve show, with anderson cooper... for ten years.t the way, not trump or even the secret service and the fbi have treated your... i just want to say, a two—month taxpayer—funded investigation which has never happened in the history of the united states so, if nothing else, respect the history of the fact that you're looking at the only woman, an american citizen, who the entire white house, oval office family, fox news and the department ofjustice and this isn't donjunior — eddie munster — in his words, "we want to decimate kathy griffin." so it wasn'tjust ending my career, it wasn't just the death threats to my mother, in her retirement village, to my sister as she was dying of cancer, in the hospital, yes, it is a campaign — it's all very well documented. the fact that you lost your sister in the middle of all of this. that is why i shaved my head so i know i look like eleven, from stranger things. you mean in solidarity with your sister? yes, of course. many of my death threats were "dear bald dyke i wished you died of cancer inst

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i've added scott pelley and anderson cooper and charlie rose and bill whittaker. we lost -- think about who we lost, mike wallace and morely saver and ed bradley and we're luck you to have leslie stahl and steve kroft and i think the chance to have oprah do her thing, do great interviews for us with her audience and her following, and now she has a boss, which i think she is finding very interesting. she's actually been very public about that, and she enjoys it. she found the experience to be humbling, that she brought her story into us and we ripped it apart, and that's never happened to her. she is a dream for me. hope to get more out of her than we expected. she carolina about it and wants to do -- the scares about it and wants to do stories that have impact. that's what we have in common the most. >> jeff, do you need a ride to the airport? [laughter] [applause] >> if you didn't get a copy of your book, book wells be for sale from elm street book ted front and jeff will be signing. give us just a few moments. please line up on this side of the room and we'll g

here is anderson cooper to show you how. >>> now that we've announced the top ten cnn heroes of 2017, show you how you can help decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000 to help them continue their work. just go to cnn heroes.com where you can learn more about each hero, and when you're ready, just click on vote. log in using either your e-mail address or facebook account and choose your favorite. then confirm your selection and you're all set. and this year you can also vote through facebook messenger. you can vote up to ten times a day per method every day through december 12th. then rally your friends by sharing your vote on social media. my friend and cohess kelly rip ka joins me to reveal the 2017 hero of the year live during our 11th annual cnn heroes and all star tribute sunday, december 17th. >>> meet all this year's top ten heroes and voted every day at cnn heroes.com to help decide who should be our cnn hero of the year. all ten will be honored at the 11th annual cnn heroes, an all star tribute but only one will be named hero of the year. join anderson a

next, anderson cooper must be panted on air to see whether the carpet matches the drapes. we all want to know is he or is he not the most trusted name in pubes. finally, cnn must call itself fox news and replace its entire staff with "fox & friends," and cnn can't ask questions. shut up. >> announcer: it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, the democrats trump, and the she man. plus, stephen welcomes: william h. macy, jay pharoah, rationale, featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ >> stephen: what's going on? thanks, everybody! please have a seat! welcome! ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) please, sit down, everybody! you're too kind. welcome to the "late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) well, today donald trump continued his world tour of government-mandated parades. this time: "chy-na." the main event! or as they say there, the whole enchilada! ( laughter ) the big cay hoona. the chinese gave trump a hero's welc

jessica lee spoke to anderson cooper in october of last year and said that donald trump groped her during flight back in the 1980s. listen to this. >> after a bit, that's when his hands started going -- i was wearing a skirt and his hand started going towards my knee and up my skirt. that's when i said i don't need this. i got up. >> the president as you remember said all of those women, about a dozen or so were lying. >> i actually think the election of donald trump has a lot to do with this empowerment of women and women speaking out that we are seeing in the last year. women could have either seen his election as a defeat for women who spoke out about sexual harassment, but instead i think they saw it as a call to action and the strength in numbers are turning it into a watershed moment and changing the culture. today i saw that the chair of the democratic party of florida was accused this morning of inappropriate behavior and had resigned by mid-morning. i think it's powerful when people in your own party call you out. it's what the democrats did in florida. all the ones running for g

and if that's not enough, wait, there's more, anderson cooper 360.t's a bad day if you don't like me. >> i like you, thank you so much. coming up next on cnn, president trump wakes up on the first morning of vacation, goes on this twitter rant about the father of one of those ucla basketball players, calls the father, among other things, a poor man's don king. now some critics are flat out saying that's a dog whistle, we'll discuss it coming up. it's the ultimate sleep number week on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? right now save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. which is the only egg goody enough for my family? only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. >> >> tell donald trump to have a great thanksgiving because big baller is. >> the surreal war of words escalating between lavar ball and president trump after ball's son was arrested by china for shoplifting. the president tweeted a s

. >> i am anderson cooper. >> i am oprah winfrey. >> tonight, 50 years of 60 minutes.ing] charlie: i am pleased to have jeff fager back at this table. 50 years. it is a chronicle of our times. how did you write the book? jeff: the most important was a list of the stories. you could give it to any loyal viewer and they would recognize stories. there are 5000 of them. i had amazing help from a fabulous producer, daughter of bob simon, knows the broadcast well, and work closely with me on a chronology. it was about memories, the thoughts that i hope this can be a book for journalism students. all the different things we do, all of the practices and values that we adhere to for all these years, i tried to get that in there, so it is a blueprint for part of our success. charlie: talk about the birth of "60 minutes." jeff: it was hard to get it off the ground. it took several years to sell it. charlie: the idea was? jeff: life magazine for television, a magazine that covered high and low. an interview in the same broadcast as an interview with a movie star. charlie: the way

husband of that murdered member of parliament that we just mentioned joe cox, husband will join anderson coopero talk about how he feels and the ramifications of these trump retweets chlt. >>> coming up now north korea is calling latest missile launch gift pga package for old lunatic trump. those are direct quotes. the president says he will take care of that. but what does he mean by that. we are live on the korean peninsula coming up. (avo) when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c, but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. non-insulin victoza® lowers a1c, and now reduces cardiovascular risk. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill. (avo) and for people with type 2 diabetes treating cardiovascular disease, victoza® is now approved to lower the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. (avo) victoza® is not for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take victoza® if you have a personal or family history

here's how she described it to our anderson cooper. >> he was grabbing my breasts and trying to turnrds him. and kissing me and then after a bit that's when his hands started going -- i was wearing a skirt, and his hands started going towards my knee and up my skirt. >> donald trump told a "new york times" reporter, quote, none of this ever took place. number three, mindy mcgill low gray. she told a palm beach post that trump groped her 14 years ago when she was a assisting a photographer at mar-a-lago '. >> did he didn't give me a second glance. he knew what he did. i could tell by looking at his smug face he knew what he did. >> the trump campaign has threat and i lawsuit which has.net yet to happen. number four, rachel crooks says 12 years ago she was a receptionist at the building where trump worked. after she said hello and shook his hand, she says trump kissed her on her cheeks and then on the mouth. she told "the new york times," quote, i was so up set that he thought i was so insignificant that he do that. jason miller who was then a trump spokesman called the times article f

people changing the world and this morning we are revealing the top 10 cnn heroes, and that means anderson cooperas the big reveal. >> we are unveiling the top 10 cnn heroes, and these were all people that submitted the heroes. take a look. >> you guys need any meals -- >> from missouri, hit master stanley hayes responded to dozens of natural disasters providing innerishment and comfort to first responders. and then improving hygiene and creating jobs in cambodia. amid violence in chicago, jennifer maddux give young people on the south side a save haven to grow and succeed. and then raising a generation of abandoned and sick children in her impoverished neighborhood. and then manzi bringing healing to many families. and then providing rebatts to children battling serious illnesses. >> she is walking. >> mona patel helps amputees rebuild their lives. and books before boxing program provides mentorship and academic tutoring, guiding kids from detroit's toughest neighborhoods towards a brighter future. in southern california, aaron valencia teaches car restoration to kids in need. and then creating

john berman in for anderson cooper and ac 360 begins right now. >>> trump/moore 2017. we begin tonight keeping them honest, the president of the united states of america is backing a candidate who's accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl. now we know. we pretty much knew last night. this time he said it out loud with records repeatedly with added touch seeming to request the memories of sexually abused victims. we'll play what he said in a moment. this is what moore campaign strategist, dean young said. >> the election has -- not only for alabama or the united states but for the world. and by the way, that's why you saw kellyanne come out yesterday and say we've got to have somebody like judge moore. we've got to have someone like judge moore. kellyanne is part of the white house. >> he is speaking of course about kellyanne conway latching on to her words criticizing -- when she was asked if that meant she and the administration sports roy moore. >> and dug jones is a liberal which is why he's not saying anything and why the media is trying to boost him. >> so vote ro

as we watch this video, i'm going to throw it back to anderson cooper. >> we're waiting for the president's speech there in south korea. as we mentioned earlier, the president did tweet about the race in the commonwealth of virginia, essentially saying ed gillespie, i don't want to put words in his mouth, that he worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. with the economy doing record numbers we will continue to win even bigger than before. >> you're getting more information about some other seats in the commonwealth? >> the house of delegates is getting competitive here. democrats have flipped somewhere between eight and 11 seats so far. they need to get 17 to win control. we're going to be tracking these state legislative races all night. just think of what's happening here, anderson. democrats have swept all three of the state-wide elections in virginia today. the democrats are on the hunt and closing in on potentially flipping the house of delegates. it evokes a little bit of what we saw in 2005 after president bush was leaked and the state senate in virginia that sort of f

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. >> i am anderson cooper, each of the top ten cnn heroes proves one person really can make a difference. this year we are making it easy to support their great work. go to cnnheroes.com and click donate beneath the top ten cnn hero to make a contribution to that tprupbd razor. you will receive an e-mail confirming your donation, which is tax deductible in the united states. no matter the amount you can make a big difference in helping heroes continue their life-changing work. cnn is celebrating these everyday people changing the world. donate from your laptop, tablet or phone, just go to cnnheroes.com, and your donation in any amount will help them help others. thanks. >>> because we had our own vet, we could see what was going on and save that dog's life. if i don't feel needed, then i don't feel loved. but eava needs me. i need her. so therefore love exists. >>> time for the five things to know for your "new day." number one, president trump heads back to capitol hill to rally senate republicans on the tax plan. the committee could advance or stall the bill. >> trump will also meet wi

this is what he told our own anderson cooper in march of last year.to this part. >> i think islam hates us. there is something -- there is something there that -- there is a tremendous hatred there. there is a tremendous hatred. we have to get to the bottom of it. there is an unbelievable hatred of us. >> yeah, so there is some context of where he's coming from. >> yeah. so let's put this in perspective on the global stage and here at home. 1.8 billion muslims around the world. they are a quarter of the population right now. what we saw from the president putting out to his tens of millions of followers right now, basically spit in their face. here at home, you're looking at about 3.5 million muslims here in the united states. as nia was saying, we're spitting in their face. totally inappropriate for what he did. let me just say this, i think it's ridiculous when people say that the media overreacts when we look at his tweets. is it any different that he puts this out from his stream of consciousness on twitter or a statement from the white house? to

here is anderson cooper to show you how. >> now that we've announced the top ten cnn heros, it's time you how you can help decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000 to help them continue their work. go to cnnheroes.com where you can learn more and when you're ready, just click on vote. log in using either your e-mail address or facebook account and choose your favorite. and then confirm your selection and you're all set. and this year you can also vote through facebook messenger. you can vote up to ten times a day every day through december 12. and then rally your friends by sharing your vote on social media. my friend and co-host kelly ripa will join me to reveal the hero of the year live during our 11th annual cnn heros and all-star tribute sunday december 17th. accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our governmen

he told anderson cooper in march of last year this. listen. >> i think islam haye lates us. there's something there a tremendous hatred there. we have to get to the bottom of it. there is an unbelievable hatred of us. >> those where is pretty strong words obviously. you know. >> he believed. >> a great friend of the united states, king abdullah of jordan is here in washington right now. he's a muslim. and if he sees what's going on, jordan is a very close friend of the united states. i don't know why, but president decided not to meet with king abdullah while he was here in washington. did meet with the vice president pence, secretary of state tillerson and others. you would think the president would want to meet with king abdullah while he's in washington who has taken in a million syrian refugees in jordan and doing important work in the region. >> he's praised him. >> he's a great friend of the united states. i can only imagine what king abdullah and others think when they hear words coming out of the president about their religion. >> but when the president retweets this

. >> ed henry there in an interview earlier with my colleague anderson cooper. now, u.s.ator amy klobuchar of minnesota recently released legislation requiring sexual harassment training. in the senate, here's her response to it all. >> i think when you have someone in this kind of a prominent race as was pointed out earlier on your program, people decide it matters to come forward. and they make that choice. and it didn't mean it didn't happen. in fact, it seems to me these are pretty documented stories with someone -- with a news organization as republic kabul as "the post" that are running them. so, to me, it just means the stakes are higher. and maybe, you know, when you see women across the country are coming out and speaking out about what's happened to them and harassment and sexual abuse and things like that, there's also been a change in this country. a change where women are willing to stand up and speak. >> let's now bring in steven you are urlinger in brussels. is there some allegation that voters will stick by moore no matter what, obviously, conversely, ther

here is anderson cooper to show you how. >> now that we've announced the top ten cnn heroes of 2017, to show you how you can decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000 to help them continue their work. go to cnnheroes.com. click on vote. log in using your e-mail address or facebook account and choose your favorite. then confirm your selection and you're all set. and this year, you can vote through facebook messenger. vote up to ten times a day per method every day through december 12th. rally your friends by sharing your vote on social media. kelly ripa joins me to reveal the 2017 hero of the year live during our 11th annual cnn heroes and all-star tribute sunday, december 17th. >> okay, you can meet all of this year's top ten heroes at cnnhero cnnheroes.com. all ten will be honored at the 11th annual cnn heroes. it's an all-star tribute. that's live on december 17th. >> can't wait for that. >>> president trump about to embark on a high stakes trip to asia. will he meet with vladmir putin during a key summit? cnn's christiane amanpour previews the trip, next. ♪ he

john berman in for anderson cooper and ac 360 begins right now. >>> trump/moore 2017.tonight keeping them honest, the president of the united states of america is backing a candidate who's accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl. now we know. we pretty much knew last night. this time he said it out loud with records repeatedly with added touch seeming to request the memories of sexually a

here is anderson cooper. >>> now that we've announced the top ten "cnn heros" of 2017, it's time to showecide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive 1$10 $100,000 to help them continue their work. go to cnnheros.com to learn more about each hero, and when you're ready, click on vote. log in using e-mail your male account or facebook or twitter account. you can also vote through facebook messenger. you can vote up to ten times a day per method every day through december 12th. then rally your friends by sharing your vote on social media. my friend and co-host kelly ripa joins me to reveal the 2017 hero of the year during our 11th annual "cnn heros" -- >>> all right, anderson, thank you. i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" starts right now. >>> thanks, brooke. the united states of america versus former trump campaign chair paul manafort. the judge has picked a proposed trial date. "the lead" starts right now. >>> members of the trump administration might not recall encounters about russia, but others close to the inner circle sure do. i'm going to talk to former campaign adviser carter p

well, for our viewers in the united states, after that statement we'll now rejoin anderson cooper 360 already in progress. for everybody else, news from l.a. continues right now. >> not quite that. i found that some peoples' attention was much more clearly focused when they realized that they had criminal exposure and that they sort of sat up straighter in their chair and they answered their questions more directly and that they knew that what they had to do was cooperate because, of course, lack of cooperation means the possibility of further criminal exposure by lying. the thing that is -- but to john's point, the thing that is most unbelievable to me is the tweet of michael flynn jr., saying that in the end when he doesn't go to jail, the suffering that he's doing now will be well worth watching the pain or embarrassment on the face of the prosecutors. that speaks to john's point that some people get stupider and stupider. and i can't understand that comment or how his lawyer, if he knew it was coming, could possibly allow that to happen. >> everyone, thanks. coming up next, one of

. >> it's interesting to be back, i heard my colleague anderson cooper say the same thing.entioned it to my team this morning, been gone for a week or so. you get an interesting perspective when you sit back and watch this from afar. do i sit there every single night and deal with this stuff? because when i'm sitting there watching it at home as a spectator, i can't believe what i'm watching, i can't believe how people actually believe some of the things that come out of this president's mouth, of the podium, and of some of the people on television. it is incredulous to watch. i can imagine sitting there, very this platform, i felt powerless, i don't feel powerless now, i have this platform. many people at home don't have it, i'm here to speak for you. >>> when we come back, multiple reports about the trump family and life at the white house. melania reportedly reluctant to be the first lady, jared kushner's role as senior adviser to president trump diminished. and don jr. and ivanka's relationship with their father. where does that stand. way to. ♪ a way that sees the only