enter michael avenatti. two bit tax cheat and celebrity attorney reborn as crusading lawyer to porn star trump accuser stormy daniels. >> the president trusted mr. cohen as his fixer for years. he trusted him with his innermost secrets and i think that the chickens are about to come home to roost. >> laura: they are coming home to roost, all right. as a battering ram against donald trump and later his super important on many brett kavanaugh, avenatti was elevated by the left. the media couldn't get enough of avenatti. he went from huckster hard-charging plane's lawyer to nationwide brand. his face was suddenly plastered all over tv. this profile from "vanity fair" is my personal favorite. there he is, the race car driving lawyer with a shaved head and well defined cheekbones who launched a thousand hard i imo jeez. i don't think i can continue. going on to talk about salacious rumors. "i don't fake fake. i do moisturize. at one point last spring he was getting 100 to 125 interview requests a day. he was soon

michael avenatti is accused. trish: they didn't think that when it came to brett kavanaugh. >> i wish michael avenatti would revisit what he learned in law school and should have learned in 8th grade civics. every american has a right to presumed innocence. when they are accused much something horrible, he'll lose his license if he's convicted. he's gone. trish: this is initially being reported buyer tmz and being confirmed by the lapd. the tmz report actually said in response when the police busted in on the scene, he said, and according to them, i am quoting from tmz, he said she hit me first. but he says he didn't say that. let me get back to his response. i will read it for you. he said that he did not say this at all. that he said he wishes to wished the hard working men and women of the lapd for their professionalism. he says they were only doing their jobs in light of the boeing us allegations against me. i have never been physically abusive in my life. i look forward to being fully exonerated. he says he'

serious news, michael avenatti. the attorney for stormy daniels. has been arrested on serious charges. on minutes, i will take on two -- not one, two liberals on everything from the border wall, the trump agenda, caravan, will get to it. time for our breaking news opening monologue. i've been warning for weeks thousands upon thousands of undocumented migrants, they have been marching towards america. our southern border. the vast majority of these people, i've been saying, i believe are coming here in search of a better life. more opportunity. a land of opportunity. freedom. but here is the problem. these individuals, they have not been vetted. no background checks, no criminal history checks, no proof of employment, no family ties to the u.s., no comprehension, in some cases, of what the laws of america are. no case for asylum. many have no paperwork whatsoever. but they are demanding entry into the united states. tonight, the first migrants have now reached our southern border. a group of around 80 migrants that split off from the much larger gro

avenatti? >> reporter: that's right. i just got off the phone with him. he tells me that he will be exonerated as soon as some of the evidence comes out, including videotapes from the apartment building, instagram posts and actual physical evidence. but then i asked him why, if these allegations are not true, she would make up these lies. he had no comment. david? >> tom llamas with us tonight. if i don't see you, happy thanksgiving. >> to you too, david. >>> in massachusetts tonight, long lines as that state becomes first east of the mississippi to make recreational marijuana sales legal. they're now open for business, and eva pilgrim is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight, there are still long lines in massachusetts to legally buy recreational marijuana for the first time. already sold legally in six western states, today marks the opening of the first two pot dispensaries on the east coast. >> gummies are very popular. >> reporter: the owners at this leicester store ready for the huge crowds

michael avenatti.an exclusive interview, piers morgan. he had to borrow my shirt to get on the show. i will explain. he's a since you're heading off to school, i got you this brita. dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've always used brita. it's two stage-filter... doesn't compare to zerowater's 5-stage. this meter shows how much stuff, or dissolved solids, gets left behind. our tap water is 220. brita? 110... seriously? but zerowater- let me guess. zero? yup, that's how i know it is the purest-tasting water. i need to find the receipt for that. oh yeah, you do. >> sean: last night, michael avenatti was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse charges. it didn't take long for hollywood liberals like alyssa milano to disavow him, and suddenly, they are fans of due process. >> it was very upsetting to hear, it was very disappointing. if it proves to be true, i will disavow him. i think he should take a polygraph test just to clear the air and i think that would help him. and we will see what happens. >>

avenatti helped us because it was over the top.e's being charged, seems like a credible allegation. but he's entitled to the presumption of innocence. i will give him that do. i'm not out to give mr. avenatti by turning the legal system upside down. >> sean: or am i. whatever is fair, just, moral, let's stay with that. you said you are ready, perhaps, to reopen the hillary email investigation. we know the democrats in the house, they've been doing hundreds of different investigations. this is what is important to me, and people say, why do you talk about clinton? do we have a dual justice system are equal justice under the law, equal application under the law? that would mean an exoneration before anre investigation in the case of hillary clinton. that would mean if we are going to talk about russia and russian influence, that has to go to the bodossier. bought and paid for, funneled money into a law firm, into anor op research group, a foreign national. the bunk lies the author wouldn't even stand by when pressed in an interrogato

die by the avenatti. have his day, he will have his day in court, he will have its own legal representation, as he's entitled to. very ironic that he was first in line trying to deny that you brett kavanaugh. and by the way, president trump as well, his representation of stormy daniels. a lot of these women who took blindly embrace the sky without looking into his background. i mean, going to a very messy divorce, his ex-wife had a sworn statement in those proceedings where she claimed that he emotionally abused her. so there may air may not be a pattern of behavior here. but the fact that they just blindly raised to embrace him, only because he opposed president trump and was trying to lead the charge to destroy him as despicable. >> sean: on msnbc -- 108 -- 200 total -- whatever the number is. on those two channels, over 100. what about, ari, when people come over these issues come up, they don't know any of the facts, they know an allegation has been made, no corroboration, and then when you get deeper

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. >> michael avenatti has just been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence. >> avenatti representsrmy o s nt tmp.adultacess >> according to a new bipartisan report, the u.s. military might struggle to win-- or perhaps lose-- a war against china or russia. >> cnn versus trump: a hearing a a u.s. district court in washington taking place. >> this comes after the white house removed jim acosta's press pass following a news conference last week. >> the harlem man who won new arrk's largest jackpot has now claimed his prize. >> worth a record $343.8 million. >> i need a bodyguard. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition. we are going to get to the first winter storm of the season in the east, in a moment. it has already turned deadly. also, the wildfires in the west. but there is news that is just coming out on a figure who has been all over the news in thepa a law enforcement source tells cbs news that michael avenatti, stormy daniels' lawyer, has been taken into custody by police in los angeles on suspicion of domestic violence. avenatti, a frequent trump cri

. >>> new troubles tonight for stormy daniels' attorney, michael avenatti. h his girlfriend seeking a restraining order after his arrest last week to domestic violence, an allegation avenatti has denied. nbc's hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: controversial attorney michael avenatti now accused of grabbing his girlfriend by her arm and pulling her out of bed last week, according to court documents obtained by nbc neho.ad a walk-on role on "oceans eight" filed this restraining order. she says during an argument, avenatti at one point, she says, "i was afraid for my safety." she says he took her phone, describing how he followed her into the elevator as she tried to run away and begged her not to call security. she also cited an incident from february, when she says avenatti pushed her, causing to hit her head. her representatives did not respond to our request for comment. avenatti was arrested but has not been charged and has vehemently denied doing anything wrong. >> i have never struck a woman. >> reporter: tonight he tells nbc news, "when all of th

avenatti allegedly calling her an ungrateful expletive. she states that avenatti grabbed my right arm and dragged me out of bed and into the public hallway. miniutti says she was only wearing underwear and a t-shirt. miniutti says she fled and later that night when she noticed the bruises on her body, she called police who arrested avenatti the next day. the attorney posting $50,000 bail then holding a news conference steps from the jail. >> i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. >> reporter: in a statement to the court, miniutti says that this was not the first time avenatti was violent. back in february, she says avenatti pushed her out of the apartment where i hit my head against a door. miniutti says avenatti then threw shoes at her. >> he tells me he will be exonerated as soon as some of the evidence comes out, including videotapes from the apartment building, instagram posts and actual physical evidence. but then i asked him why if these allegations are not true she would make up these lies, he had no comment. >> r

minutti, who filed a restraining order against avenatti, states avenatti then "grabbed my right arm and dragged me out of bed and into the public hallway." she says she was only wearing underwear and a t-shirt. she says these photos of bruises on her back and leg are proof. avenatti vehemently denying the accusations. >> i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. >> reporter: abc news obtaining this letter addressed to lapd detectives from avenatti's attorney, telling his side of the story, that miniutti was allegedly upset because he was "no longer paying her bills", that she was allegedly acting irrational because she was taking multiple medications. and on the night of the altercation, when asked by a security guard, she "did not deny that she had been drinking that night." after today's announcement from the d.a., avenatti said in a statement, "i have maintained my innocence since the moment of my arrest." although avenatti is not facing a felony charge, l.a. city prosecutors could still file a misdemeanor charge against him. and tonight, miniutti's attorney saying th

>>> and breaking news, michael avenatti arrested for boadomest violence. good evening. bitter, furious, and unwell. that's how people close to the president are describing him tonight. they say he's, quote, pissed at damn near everyone, em bitered about election losses, some of his long-time confidants saying he looks unwell and is gaining weight. trump also furious after being blindsided by melania trump's extraordinary statement calling for the firing of deputy national security adviser mira ricardel, the president's dysfunctional conversations with his wife now in the public eye for everyone to see. and tonight, more than 24 hours after melania trump called for ricardel's firing, we are learning that ricardel is, quote, transitioning to a new role within the administration. the words used, not fired. these unsettling developments coming as friends of the president describe him as bitter over election losses and democrats tonight picking up another seat, this one in california. so far, democrats have picked up a net gain of 31 seats and are leading in 6 of the 9 remai

. >>> troubles tonight for stormy niels' attorney, michael avenatti. his girlfriend seeking a restraining order after his arrest week v for domesticlence. an allegation that avenatti has denie nbc's halle jackson has details. >> reporter: coroversial attorney michael avenat, accused of grabbing his girlfriend by her arm and pulling her out of bed last week, according to new court documents obtained by nbc news. the actress, who had a walk-on role in "ocean's eight," filed this application for a restraining order against avenatti with photographs after the alleged incident. she says d argument november 13th, avenatti dragged me on the floor to a fo ety. wa she says that he took her phone, describing how he followednto the elevator as she tried to run away and begged her not to call security. she also cited an incident from february, when she says avenatti pushed her, causing her to hit her head. her reprtives did not respond to nbc news r uest for comment. avenatti was arrested but has not been charged and and denied doing anything wrong. >> i've never

michael avenatti. some of the voters want to not all. >> i understand, electoral college. >> michael avenatti, anti-trump lawyer, made a name for himself rip -- representing stormy daniels, he was accused of domestic violence, he forcefully deny charges. >> have never struck a woman, i never will strike a woman, i have been advocate for women's rights my entire career. i am not going to be intimidated from stopping what i am doing. i am looking forward to a full investigation. at which point, i am confident that i will be fullyico exonera. kennedy: according to tmz, afte- avenatti said she hit me first. could this be what sinks him and ms. political aspiration. >> now all -- they will pretend he was a side show, despite he visited over 20 states raising money for democratic parties, and hosted by new hampshire democratic party, iowa state, and put together a team of two's who. kennedy: he had an event cancel in the week in vermont. >> jack quinn, and 3 people aring or needing ready for hillary pak. and

i looked up avenatti before for another reason.aw that he was born on the same exact day and year as i was. in other words, february 16th of the year that will not be disclosed. i get john mcenroe and the olson twins. you were born on december 13th. you get taylor swift and mary to do todd-lincoln. born under a lucky star. trish: you do some weird research. it's really good to see you. happy thanksgiving. you are going to celebrate it, right? right? i bring that up only because of -- thank you so much. good to see you. >>> several colleges are waging war on none other than thanksgiving. i am not kidding on this one. they want it done and over. coming up, why these liberal campuses think it's so outrageous for us to celebrate thanksgiving. the pc police won't stop. nobody gets to have any fun on thanksgiving. alerts -- wouldn't you like one from the market when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. ope

avenatti has since taken on cases against brett kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. it is still unclear who the alleged victim in this case is, although tmz reports of the two were involved in a confrontation at avenatti's luxury apartment building, and things devolves from there. in the past few months, avenatti has floated his name as a 2020 presidential contender, he was supposed to attend two events this weekend for the vermont democratic party. if they have canceled those events and are returning people's tickets. noteworthy that he left a jail, shannon, avenatti said he would be fully exonerated, but refused to answer the most basic questions about the incidents in question, shannon. >> shannon: all right, leland, thank you very much for the update. a fox news alert, a new fire erupting near los angeles. cruz at saying they have a good handle on it, but the new one is about 90 minutes east of two much larger fires, and tonight, we can confirm another death in the other fire. first responders are sifting through debris, searching for the hundreds of still missin

avenatti took on cases against brett cavanagh during his confirmation hearing.it is unclear who the alleged victim is in this case although tmc reports the two were involved in a confrontation and avenatti's apartment building and things devolved. and pass humans he floated his name as a 2020 presidential contender. he was supposed to attend two events this weekend for the vermont democratic party. they canceled those events, returned people tickets. as he left jail he said he would be fully exonerated but refused to answer the most basic question about the incident in question. shannon: thank you for the updates. fox news alert, a new fire erupting your los angeles, crews say they have a new handle on it but the new one is 90 miles east of two large fires and we can confirm another death in the holy fire. they are sifting through debris searching for hundreds still missing. claudia cowan is live where they have absolute devastation. >> reporter: another grim update tonight. eight more bodies were found today in the ruins of paradise bringing the duffel from the

during an argument november 13, ote, avenatti dragged me on the floor to the hallway.oint i was afraid for my safety. he took her phone. describing how he followed her to the elevator as she randway egged her not to call security. she cited ann incident february causing her to hit her he they did not respond to nbc news request for comment. avenatti has been arrested but charged. >> i have never struck a woman. >> he told nbc news, when all of the facts andlu evidence ing the security footage, the instagram posts and physical evidence is disclosed which i desperately want, i will be proven innoct. he's now calling for theea relse of security footage from the building that he says will clear hisame. avenatti is best known for representing adult film star ormy daniels in her lawsuit against donald trump. the president asked about avenat. >> no, iish him the best of luck. >> reporter: now the lawyer who shot to fame representing onen actress, legal battle with another. hallie jackson, nbc news. >> still ahead, couldee we the cold coldest thanksgiving day ever? bill has th

i looked up avenatti before for another reason. was born on the same exact day and year as i was. in other words, february 16th of the year that will not be disclosed. i get john mcenroe and the olson twins. you were born on december 13th. you get taylor swift and mary to do todd-lincoln. born under a lucky star. trish: you do some weird research. it's really good to see you. happy thanksgiving. you are going to celebrate it, right? right? i bring that up only because of -- thank you so much. good to see you. >>> several colleges are waging war on none other than thanksgiving. i am not kidding on this one. they want it done and over. coming up, why these liberal campuses think it's so outrageous for us to celebrate thanksgiving. the pc police won't stop. nobody gets to have any fun on thanksgiving. ♪ ♪ the greatest wish of all... is one that brings us together. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with $0 down, $0 due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. only at your lincoln dea

avenatti doesn't have that.l resume, i don't know, you think that donald trump is highly qualified to be president of the united states? >> dana: we aren't going to get into that. >> jesse: he is. >> juan: he is president but he's not qualified. >> dana: i'm not going to go there. >> dana, tell me, when the democrats clearly, i think, want some one who will pick a fight with trump, take on a fight with him. doesn't avenatti go too far in terms of, i don't think that mainstream voters, independent voters -- >> dana: another difference between avenatti and president trump, president trump has a great sense of humor. and impeccable could meadic timing. even democrats will laugh, even if they think it's ludicrous what he's saying, they laugh about it. no one has ever laughed at anything avenatti has ever said. i think democrats right now are happy to let avenatti be out in front, let him take the slings and arrows and getting the c-block on the five, while they figure out, of the 3695 of us who want to run for presi

only avenatti tonight.beto is a male hillary. >> i don't even know what's happening anymore. kennedy: this is when the wheels come off the wagon. it's getting late. jessica, guy, emily, thank you so much. >>> coming up, they said many characteristics of anti-trumpers, they are high profile gay liberal-leaning couples from new york city but despite catching a lot of flak from their own circle, they are now the president's biggest supporters and join me, next. a february to remember, starts with a december to remember at the lexus december to remember sales event. lease the 2019 nx 300 for $329 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. i am not for just treating my symptoms... (ah-choo) i am for shortening colds when i'm sick. with zicam. zicam is completely different. unlike most other cold medicines... ...zicam is clinically proven to shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam. oral or nasal. kennedy: welcome back. our next guests are a political power couple who once backed hillary clinton

she's avenatti's most famous client. she made him famous.ump in 2006. daniels issued a statement today saying she will reserve judgment regarding what she termed serious and troubling accusations against avenatti saying i do not condone violence against women and if these allegations prove true, i will be seeking knew representation. shortly after that statement, avenatti took to twitter once again to decry what he called bogus facts and to say "there's a lot of inaccurate reporting out there." avenatti has talked about mounting a presidential bid in 2020, an ambition likely to be put on hold for the moment while he's fights these allegations. he's due back in court december 5. >> shepard: jonathan hunt reporting from los angeles. remember a couple claims a homeless guy gave the couple his last $20 bill so they start add go fund me page for him and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars? now a prosecutor says the couple and the manmade the whole thing up. scam much? that's next. i just got my ancestrydna results: 74% italian. and i found ou

avenatti's also exploring a possible run for the white house himself in 2020. he calls this domestic violence accusation bogus, says he's never been abusive and says it's fabricated to harm his reputation. lester? >> thank you, pete. >>> now to a wild attack in jail. the teen accused of the massacre at stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida, now accused of ambushing an officer, even grabbing his taser. nbc's kerry sanders has details. >> reporter: accused marjory stoneman douglas high school shooter nikolas cruz back in court today after a stunning turn of events, allegedly attacking a guard in jail. according to an affidavit, wednesday afternoon a deputy guarding cruz told him not to drag his sandals on the ground while walking. instead, cruz responded by displaying his middle finger, rushed the deputy, and struck him in the face and hit him repeatedly. investigators say it was all recorded on a closed-circuit camera at the broward county jail, including cruz grabbing the deputy's taserlike device, like this one, before the deputy got it back. andre

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the vermont democratic party has canceled an event with avenatti this weekend. lynda, kendis. >> all right. blowback already there. kenneth moton, thank you. >>> the senior white house official publicly rebuked by first lady melania trump has now lost her job. deputy national security adviser mira ricardel left her post one day after the first lady's office released a statement saying she does not deserve the honor of serving in the white house. ricardel had clashed with mrs. trump's staff over the last month's visit to africa. the white house says ricardel will take on a different role in the admi supporting a bipartisan plan that would revamp sentencing rules for the first time in a generation. the prison reform legislation would boisoners and would lower the mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. critics argue the current guidelines unfairly target minorities. >>> turning now to the california wildfire disaster, officials confirmed overnight that at least 56 people have been killed in the so-called camp fire, which devastated the town of pa

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avenatti has been exploring a possible run for the white house hims 2020. no comment has been available from him tonight, lester? >> pete williams, ahank you. >>> ild attack in jail, the teen accused of the massacre at stoneman , ouglas high school in parklaorida accused of grabbing a taser and ambushing an officer. >> reporter: nickelous cruise back in court today after a stunning turn of events, allegedly attacking a guard in jail. according to an affidavit wednesday pu afternoon a guarding cruise told him not to drag his scandals on the ground while walking and cruise responded by displaying his middle finger, struck him in the face and hit him repeatedly. i was recorded on n t was recoo closed circuit camera in the jail. ngncluding cruz grabbiis taser-like device before the deputy got it back. andrew pollick's dahter was one of the 17 killed and reacting to word upperies got the hand on cruz. >> the officers should have finished what he started, that's what d they should haone and they had their opportunity last night. >> reporter: tonight nickelous cru

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avenatti responding that he's stormy's biggest champion. "i have personally sacrifice an enormous amount of money, time, and energy toward assisting her because i believe in her." avenatti says daniels agreed to pay him $100 under their original aeement and all other money raise would go toward his legal fees. >> my attorney and i are committed to making sure everyone finds out the truth. >> reporter: in a separate suit daniels is suing the president and hisna former perl attorney michael cohen over a hush money payment, claiming cohen paid her $130,000 just before the 2016 lelection about a sex encounter with mr. trump in 2006, which the president denies. kristen welker, nbc news washington. >>> new jersey investigators are searching for answers after a massive house explosion is for miles. fortunately, nobody was at home, but questions still remain about the cause of the blast. nbc's stephanie gosk explains. >> reporter: it's tough to tell th he was ever ase there at all. after an expsion late tuesday night. thankfully, no one was home at

now just 15 minutes ago, avenatti himself tweeted the following.rate reporting out there, for example, one, i have not been charged with anything, let alone a felony. two, lisa, who is one of the ex-wives wasn't with me tuesday, numerous other facts being reported are completely bogus. why is tmz's news standard the new standard," tmz the news website. avenatti, by the way, melissa, is due back in court december 5. >> melissa: jonathan hunt, thank you. >> i have overwhelming support in my caucus to be speaker of the house and certainly we have many, many people in our caucus who could serve in this capacity. >> i happen to think at this point, i'm the best person for that. >> melissa: you heard it, nancy pelosi says she has overwhelming support to be house speaker. opposition is growing among her party's rank and file. fox news confirmed 17 democrats signed a letter saying they won't support nancy pelosi for speaker. that number is critical, it could keep her from reaching the magic number she needs of 218 votes. all this as growing number of democ

shannon: michael avenatti on bail after being arrested for domestic violence. suggesting it is a far right conspiracy. trace gallagher has the facts. >> not only does michael avenatti say he didn't abuse an unnamed woman who is pointing fingers at a right-wing blogger accused of trying to discredit special counsel robert mueller with widely debunked allegations of sexual harassment, forced -- first mueller and now me. when we are fully exonerated i am coming for you. on twitter, he denied any involvement in the case and says he considers avenatti's i'm coming for you language a threat and reported it to law enforcement. michael avenatti seems to believe i'm responsible for him raising his hand to a woman. i am not. he released pictures of his battered woman. avenatti is calling out the media saying, quote, there's a lot of inaccurate reporting, for example i have not been charged with anything let alone a felony, except los angeles police have released a segment saying just the opposite. his porn star client stormy daniels released a statement to new york magaz

avenatti tweeted "first mueller and know me. when we are fully exonerated, i am coming for you, jacob wall." on twitter, wall denied any involvement in the case and study consist considers avenatti's i'm coming for you language a threat and reported that the law enforcement. he tweeted "michael of naughty seems to think i'm responsible for him raising his hand to a woman. i'm not. will he release the pictures of his battered woman?" avenatti saying that there's a lot of inaccurate reporting. for example, i have not been charged with anything, let alone a felony. los angeles police have released a statement saying just the opposite. his porn star client stormy daniels also released a statement to "new york magazine" saying "these are serious and obviously very troubling allegations, but right now, that's all they are come allegations. i do not condone violence against women and if these allegations prove true, i will be seeking new representation." separately, avenatti two ex-wives came out in support of him saying he was always

now avenatti is responding to daniels.mpion and has always been an open book with her. david lee miller reporting live. >> stormy daniels might need a new attorney to handle the conflict with her old attorney. michael avenatti says he has no idea why she's criticizing his representation. she said that avenatti raised money on her behalf without her knowledge. stormy daniels made the allegation in a statement to the daily beast. the statement says in part "he filed a defamation case against donald trump against my wishes and refused to tell me how my legal defense fund was being spent. now he's launched a new crowd-funding campaign using my face and name without my permission and distributing words to me that i never said or wrote." avenatti said that there were never any secret dealings and he responded with his own statement. a portion says "i have personally sacrificed an enormous amount of time and emergency towards assisting her because i believe in her". the statement says "the retention agreement that stormy said tha

michael avenatti says he never has and never will strike a woman.ation. >>> vice president mike pence had a brief conversation this morning with russian president vladimir putin. the two men greeted one another with a handshake at th southeast asian summit in singapore. earlier, pence said america wants cooperation in the region not control. >>> and the nashville night was filled with music and stars, chris stapleton was the big winner and he helped take the crowd to church in the biggest performance at the cmas. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, november 15th. ♪ ♪ >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody, on this thursday. we're going to start this half hour with the high turnover at the white house. another top official out. several others might be on the chopping block. >> deputy national security adviser mira ricardel has been reassigned after getting slammed in public by the first lady. as president trump considers a wider staff shake-up, he threw his support behind a bipartisan agreement. abc's

avenatti is the lawyer for the adult film star who claims she had a relationship with theen pres avenatti has flirted with a 2020 presidential run as a democrat on his own. 'll see how things play out from re. back to you. >> >>> the prince georges county school district reassigned a librarian accused of using racial slur during a parking lot confrontation. >> did you just call her husband the "n" word? >> yeah, i did. >> the woman holding the camera facebook this video on it went viral. she says she and her family were outside a charles county store. she says she couldn't belief what she heard and was expecting the librarian toapologize. >> i was hoping that she would say, you know what, i was upset. i'm sorry. but you see from the video that she was -- what she was saying and she was proud of what e said. >> the school district says diversity and tolerance are core values of the the librarian works at potomac landing elementary in ft. washington. she'seen pulled from working inside any school pendingn investigation. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a montgomery county man pleaded guilty today

avenatti is now out of jail on bond tonight and spoke to the media...l avenatti: "i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i have been an advocate for women's rights my entire career and i'm going to continue to be an advocate.">(vicki) avenatti is best known as stormy daniels' lawyer and critic of president trump. he is also mulling a 2020 presidenti run. (grant) after multiple arrests, escapes from jail and years on the run, juaquin "el chapo" guzman will now face a jury. opening arguments for his criminal trial began today in new york city. el chapo has pled ánot guilty to the charges brought against him. and earlier today... he was not able to hug his 29-year-old wife. it was a request made by the defense and denied by the judge for security reasons. nonetheless, the attorney says that el chapo is simply looking forward to his day in court. prosecutors say 'el chapo' is the kingpin of a massive drug trafficking network between the u.s. and mexico, and laundered more than $14 billion from drug sales. and to prove that, more than a do

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avenatti on the phone yesterday and she said it's absolutely not true.is not getting into the details of what might and what might not have happened, but he is denying the allegation that there was altercation. listen to what he said when he came out of jail yesterday. >> i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i am a father to two beautiful, smart daughters. i would never disrespect them by touching a woman inappropriately or striking a woman. >> now, of a navenatti says he to be fully exxonerated once th facts come out. we know he was supposed to participate in a vermont democratic party event on saturday. on friday they cancelled them as soon as the news broke. we don't know what's going to happen with him and his most famous client, stormy daniels. this is the woman who made him a household name in this country. he spoke at an oxford university event just a while ago. she said she's vee serreserving judgment until she knows more. she said if the allegations turn out to be true, then i will be seeking new reputation because i cannot

now, we did just get a statement from michael avenatti responding to this.me read that for you. he says "i wish to thank the hardworking men and women of the lapd for their professionalism. they were only doing their jobs if light of the completely bogus allegations against me. i have never been physically abusive in my life nor was i last night. any accusations to the contrary are fabricated and meant to harm my reputation. i look forward to being fully exonerated." so obviously this is a very vehement denial that we're getting from michael avenatti, and knowing him, this sounds like someone who's going to deny this and fight this. anderson? >> the original report, which i believe was from tmz, claimed that it was his -- what they say was his estranged wife who i believe he's going through a divorce proceeding with. his wife, though, to you, directly, has denied 100% that this happened with her saying she hasn't even seen him for months. is that correct? >> that's right. the tmz report did create some confusion initially because it did say that this inciden

up next, why celebrity attorney says why michael avenatti says he's the victim in charges of domesticiolence allegations. south korea exploded in front my guard post today. the move is part of an agreement signed in september with north korea to reduce animosity that sparked last year's fears of war. south korea says the north is demolishing its guard post as well. also today, north korean military reports that kim jong un has inspected a test of a newly developed and unidentified high-tech weapon. afghan officials say 30 policemen were killed in a blistering overnight attack by the taliban on an act began police outpost in western farah province. the latest in brutal and daily taliban assaults on the police forces, government, and other installations throughout afghanistan. the pentagon says it will reduce its forces in africa by 10% over the next several years. there are about 7200 defense department personnel operating on the continent. the stated reason is to shift the military's attention toward security threats from russia and china. just some of the other stories beyond our bor