there is more to dissect that's new information on this case, including this trip to the bahamas that feds are now scrutinizing. let's keep first things first. >>> week two of the george floyd murder trial ended with perhaps the most important witness, the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy and issued the death certificate. dr. andrew baker told the jury, drugs, prior health conditions, certainly contributing factors to floyd's death, but -- >> mr. floyd's use of fentanyl did not cause the neck restraint. his heart disease did not cause the neck restraint. my opinion is unchanged. it's what i put on the death certificate. that's cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement restraint and neck compression. that was my top line then. it would stay my top line. it's a homicide today. >> this goes to the direct heart of the causation case. compression and restraint. the prosecution argues -- baker helped them with this -- not only was what officer chauvin the cause of george floyd's death under the law, but it was the primary thing that killedcc medical examiner. a forensic

if he were not and suddenly shifted his position after the bahamas trip then they would have somethingi've seen so far, i don't think the reports that i've seen move the needle. >> how does this angle though of the investigation, dave, actually fit into congressman gaetz's other legal woes? >> you know, the trip is salacious, and the bahamas trip is also being used perhaps as part of the investigation into a violation of the mann act which is when you transport people across state lines for purposes of prostitution but that, too, is difficult to prove because, first, have you to prove that gaetz was involved in the transportation and according to reports he flew separately from the young women. it was dr. pirazola who transported them down to the bahamas and you would need to prove a quid quo process, money next change for sex, but the alleged relationship here is one of these sugar daddy relationships and that's a lot of gray area. that's hard to prove and prosecutors hate gray area because that's reasonable doubt and reasonable doubt will get you an acquittal. >> meanwhile, the inves

what have you learned about gaetz's time in the bahamas? in the clip you played there that he wouldn't answer questions about if the feds had seized his phone. they certainly have seized his phone in december. they seized his ex-girlfriend's phone also in december and so that is sort of a new development in the trip to the bahamas back in 2018 is all sort of part of this extended investigation that we're all -- you know, you guys included -- sort of digging through. there was at least five women involved. they came in and out of orlando and they got stopped by customs in and out. there's several elements and several data points that have helped to sort of put this together based on his cell phone being seized and also that bahamas trip. but there's, you know, obviously still a lot of questions to take a look at. >> he has clearly intimated that he has paid for travel of people he was dating. is that -- i guess that's what authorities, one part of this that authorities would have to figure out, is this it shall are these people he was in a r

now, the bahamas trip, greenberg wasn't on that. women on that trip who is a girlfriend of a doctor, who had his plane flew out there, she was the one who apparently recruited the women on seeking arrangement. so there's not just kind of one player and greenberg doing that, there's a few. now the questions about what is sex trafficking as far as the adults, whether these women were escorts or whether the government can prove that, we're going to have an interesting time, kind of examining those allegations. one of the things that we're starting to learn, according to two sources, is that the 17-year-old who greenberg had had sex with, and who gaetz is -- or i should say allegedly had sex with, and who gaetz allegedly also seen, she went on that bahamas trip as well, but may have been 18 at the time. so there appears to have an an ongoing relationship. a number of them have spoken to prosecutors, a number of the women, to the degree they're classified as escorts, to the degree the government can show whether money was changing hands

fire: cbs news investigates the republican congressman's relationship with a political donor and the bahamas trip they took with female escorts. plus, the blanket pardon that congressman gaetz requested from the trump white house. the border crisis: is climate change forcing central americans to flee to the u.s.? and when congress is out, the doctor is in. the lawmaker saving lives in his spare time. and tonight, the c.d.c. is warning that students shouldn't be playing indoor sports or holding large gatherings, even as they are returning to school. well, there's also some news tonight about a rare side effect that's now being linked to one of the most popular vaccines worldwide. cbs' nikki battiste is following all of these new developments. she's going to lead off our coverage tonight from new york where infections are rising again. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good evening. new york is one of just five states making up about half of the country's new covid cases. that's why communities are adding mobile clinics, like these buses behind me, in a rush to vaccinate more americans.

sources told us that the justice department is scrutinizing this 2018 trip to the bahamas that involvederal young women, specifically looking into whether this get away was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence the congressman on the medical marijuana industry. now, cnn has previously reported gaetz is under investigation for having a relationship with a young girl who was 17 at the time and he attended parties in orlando with other prominent republicans in that area involved women, money, sex for money and drugs. cnn learned that investigators already have one key witness who is cooperating. that's joel greenberg. the former seminole county tax commissioner down there in florida and he's a close friend of gaetz who also was attending some of these parties. he was indicted last year on multiple federal charges that include sex trafficking and he's expected to plead guilty in the coming months, anderson. >> you report a number of his close associates have ties to this industry. >> well, that's right. so gaetz has a long history of advocating for medical marijuana and intr

gaetz went to the bahamas as a guest of dr.ds, who allegedly paid for the travel expenses, accommodations, and female escorts. probably kind of confusing to lay that out. "matt, the ladies are on me... because i'm paying for them to be on you." gaetz's spokesperson released a statement in response to the new allegations, saying, "representative gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with an underage girl." at this point, gaetz has said that so many times, it just auto-fills on every message: "representative gaetz has never had sex with an underage girl... happy birthday, grandma!" i know gaetz is from florida, but "bahamas sex trafficking with a weed-peddling hand surgeon" is almost too florida, even for him. at this point, it feels like we're just generating his crimes at random. tomorrow, investigators will be looking into matt gaetz's trip to... six flags... bangkok, with a... moonshiner... ear, nose, and throat man, to... smuggle... endangered... teenage snakes. and things are about to get worse for gaetz, thanks

jason pirozzolo, a florida doctor, accompanied gaetz on that 2018 trip to the bahamas.ferred to the doctor as one of his best friends. the pair have intersected over the issue of medical marijuana. going as far back as 2015, gaetz then a representative in florida introduced medical marijuana just two weeks after vacationing with pyrozola in the florida keys. one week after, pirrozollo launched a bill, and hand delivered a fulledly drafted bill which overlaps with the doctor's group. neither gaetz have been charged with wrongdoing. a spokesman for gaetz told snen that matt gaetz is an expert on the subject and passed legislation as far back as 2013. to suggest he needed anyone else nudging him along is risible. paula reid, cnn. >>> the spacex crew mission is now at the international space station. take a look at some of the pictures we've gotten in. less than an hour from now, the crew is opening the hatch after docking just a short time ago. this is a four-person team that will be greeted by a bit of a welcome party there. the spacex dragon crew spacecraft launched from

this is his reporting on the bahamas trip under investigation.ere paid to travel for sex. which could violate federal law. a law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter said. investigators are also looking into whether gaetz and one of his associates used the internet to search for women they could pay for sex. the sources said. where do you run afoul of the federal law in terms of paying for sex to travel -- i remember some of this from other high-profile politicians, but just take me through the laws that are potentially ones that he violated. we have the sex trafficking question around sex with an underage girl, a 17-year-old, but help me understand what laws could have been violated by paying women to travel to the bahamas and by using the internet to search for women to pay for sex. >> right, so, let's take the easy one first, nicole, the one you just mentioned. if you are paying an underage woman, girl, for sex, that's commercial sex trafficking, you're essentially giving that girl something of value, money or trave

so, they all kind of gathered there in the bahamas for quite a time.hether that time was illegal or not. there are going to be interesting aspects of the case in that it is illegal to pay someone to have sex and go across state lines. the question is, since some of these women had long-standing relationships with these men, were they being paid directly for sex or was it a secret arrangement sort of deal? >> yes, right? and matt gaetz somewhat famously said early in this that there was an effort to paint his generosity towards ex-girlfriends as something more untoward. obviously this is a politically sensitive case. we know it was green lit under bill barr, the last administration. where is this being run out of? i imagine if you're the attorney general or anyone else you want to make sure this is all very by the book and very segmented from any possible politics or political interference. >> absolutely. so, to your point, attorney general barr, he did have to green light this. last year he sent a memo to all federal prosecutors saying if you're lookin

here's a little bit of it, federal investigators are looking into a bahamas trip matt gaetz allegedlyate 2018 or early 2019, as part of an inquiry into whether the florida representative violated sex trafficking laws gaetz was on that trip with a marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon who allegedly paid for the travel expenses, accommodations and female escorts. >> seth: an orlando hand surgeon/marijuana entrepreneur man, florida never disappoints i'm shocked gaetz wasn't also buds with an alligator named rick who sold cbd oil on the miami beach boardwalk. and now the heat on gatez is intensifying to the point where republicans don't know how to respond. yesterday, house minority whip steve scalise was asked about gaetz and stammered his way through an answer. >> do you have confidence in him? >> well, we've heard a lot of stories. i mean, obviously, i've read the media reports. but there's been nothing that we've seen yet from the department of justice if something is going on, obviously we'll find out about it. you know, right now, it's hard to speculate on rumors but you know, if

according to reports, this doctor was with gaetz on that 2018 trip to the bahamas, which is now underestigation for potential corruption. a source tells cnn back in 2018 when gaetz introduced a medical marijuana research bill in congress, gaetz hand delivered a fully written draft of the bill to his staff and that that draft overlapped significantly with the agenda the doctor's group had been pushing. fred, i want to be totally clear before i 1e7send it back to you neither congressman gaetz or the doctor have been accused with wrongdoing. they have not been charges with any crimes. gaetz vehemently denied he ever paid for sex or had sex with any underage women. and regarding these latest developments, his spokesman told our colleagues he's a longtime policy expert on marijuana and it's laughable he could be influenced by others on this particular topic. fred? >> marshall cohen, all fascinating. thank you very much. >>> so republicans in arizona have started reviewing ballots cast in 2020 as they continue to question the election results. more than 2 million ballots from maricopa count

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and he went to the bahamas and he got some marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon.o declare one person that is both those things. and gaetz travel expenses and for female escorts the sources said. according to cbs news investigators and illegally trafficked across state or international lines and sex with the congressman. nbc news confirmed this reporting by cbs tonight, we tried to reach the marijuana entrepreneur hand surgeon. he dn answer our calls. still that was fun. he reiterated denial that he ever paid for states. he specifically denied tonight that he had sex with an underage girl. but the story, of course, first broke in the "new york times" last week that congressman gaetz is being investigated by the justice department over whether he had sex with an underaged girl and whether he paid for her to travel with him across state lines. that would constitute a violation of child sex trafficking laws. the investigation of congressman gaetz started as an off shoot as a different federal sex trafficking investigation. there was an elected official in mr. greenber

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sources tell us that the justice department is scrutinizing this 2018 trip to the bahamas that involves gaetz and several young women, specifically looking at whether the get-away was part of an effort to illegally influence the congressman to help the medical marijuana industry. cnn has previously reported that gaetz is under investigation for engaging in a relationship with a girl who was 17 at the time and that gaetz attended parties in orlando with other prominent republicans that involved women, drugs and sex for money. cnn has learned that the investigators already have one key witness who is cooperating, joel greenberg, the former seminole county tax commissioner down in florida who is a close friend of gaetz and who attended some of these parties. he was indicted last year on multiple federal charges, including sex trafficking, and he is expected to plead guilty in the coming weeks. >> what are you learning about gaetz's relationship with a florida doctor who is actually involved in the medical marijuana industry? >> gaetz has this long history of advocating for medical marijuan

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fire: cbs news investigates the republican congressman's relationship with a political donor and the bahamas trip they took with female escorts. plus, the blanket pardon that congressman gaetz requested from the trump white house. the border crisis: is climate change forcing central americans to flee to the u.s.? and when congress is out, the doctor is in. the lawmaker saving lives in his spare time. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with a disturbing setback in the fight against the pandemic-- a highly contagious variant of the virus has now taken hold right here in the u.s., and it may be what's causing the surge of new infections, especially in children. tonight, the c.d.c. is saying the u.k. variant of the virus, which is 50% more transmissible than the original strain, is now dominant across this country, and that is leading to increases in new cases and hospitalizations in young adults, even as more and more older a

the 2017 event in the bahamas drew global attention after the supposedly luxury music experience, promotedwith windswept tents and decidedly non—gourmet food. it was cancelled on its opening day. the festival organiser, billy mcfarland, is serving a six—yearjail term for fraud. seth crossno was at the festival and went viral online by documenting the experience. he wasn't involved in the recent legal action. he shared his own footage from the event with us, while talking me through what it was like. it was just pretty chaotic. nobody knew where to go or what to do. and we eventually, within about an hour, realised that this thing wasn't happening and at that point tried to figure out how to get back home. and you couldn't do that quickly or easily? no, it took about 15 hours, once we realised we needed to get out of there it took a while. and we talked about the non—gourmet food, what did you have for food? yeah, that was another sort of logistical nightmare. some people had cheese on bread, some people had pasta salad and chicken. you just didn't know where to go or where anything was. so

her latest piece has more on joel greenberg, a trip to the bahamas, and a ghost scheme running for the florida state senate. you and i talked so regularly this week, i want to bring some of our viewers who maybe haven't followed every detail about this up to speed and where this is going. joel greenberg, the associate of matt gaetz, apparently is working towards a deal. his lawyer has said so. a deal with prosecutors, tell us what that might involve. >> joel greenberg who is friend with matt gaetz, he was a tax collector in seminole county, he's been charged with a lot of crimes including child sex trafficking. his lawyer said in court they're working towards a deal. a deal would allow mr. greenberg to serve a lesser sentence than he's facing. he's facing at least 12 years in prison and decades should he be given maximum sentencing. so that deal would give prosecutors a full look at anything they wanted to see. he would be asked to answer all questions fully and to provide evidence against people in government investigations including the investigation into matt gaetz. what is interest

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sources briefed on the matter say the justice department is scrutinizing a 2018 trip to the bahamas involvingaetz and several young women. they're specifically looking at whether the getaway was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence the congressman on the issue of medical marijuana. cnn has previously reported gaetz is under investigation for engaging in a relationship with a woman that began when she was just 17 and that gaetz attended sex parties in orlando with other prominent republicans that involve women, drugs, and exchanging sex for money. cnn has also learned investigators already have one key witness who's cooperating and that is joel greenberg. he's a former seminole county tax commissioner who's also a close associate of the congressman and attended those sex parties. he was indicted last year on multiple federal charges including sex trafficking and he's expected to enter a plea deal in the coming weeks. gaetz has a long history of advocating for medical marijuana. he has introduced pieces of legislation at the tate and federal level seeking to loosen laws regulat

we also know there is some travel to the bahamas that is being scrutinized. can you detail for us the conduct. with mr. greenberg who had perhaps eluded prosecutors over conduct he had participated in with mr. gaetz? >> i think it's been clear by the reporting about the payments that were made and the practices that went on between greenberg and gaetz, but this was a constant thing that they had going on the recruitment of girls and women to come, in and to have sex with them and for these women to be paid. so the prosecution will need to have a narrator, someone who can help them understand what that process looked like, the payments between the women and greenberg, or money that went from gaetz to greenberg, on paper, it only says so much. but to really understand the details of how this was going down, where they were doing it, the names of the hotel rooms, why they picked different places, those details will be very important to prosecutors as they build this case against gaetz. because if you're the government, you have to be treeped to go to trial with

this bahamas trip has been long rumored. there's a possibility that other florida officials may be wrapped up in this, or former florida officials, republicans, may be wrapped up in this as well. >> mark, one of the things that i feel like i've seen referenced a lot, both in court documents related to mr. greenberg and in a lot of open source reporting about this, but still very fuzzy to me is the nature of the connection between the child sex trafficking charge against joel greenberg and what matt gaetz is reportedly being investigated for. we're told the gaetz investigation grew out of what they found out about mr. greenberg. what they found out about mr. greenberg did lead to him being charged in federal court. it's been reported in "the new york times" that investigation is linked because it's the same girl, the same underaged girl who is at the heart of both the gaetz investigation and greenberg charges. do you have any more clarity on what the connection is between the investigation on gaetz and the charges against gre

he says the whole bahamas thing is a giant fishing expedition. and his friend joel greenberg has denied all of the criminal charges brought up against him as well, until now. today joel greenberg's lawyer told the judge greenberg might be willing to change his not guilty plea and instead strike a plea deal with prosecutors in this case. it is not yet clear how far along these plea discussions are. a judge has asked for an update on those discussions about one month from now. but that potential plea deal, that is the reason that joel greenberg's lawyer today said this part. >> see, i thought if i kept on talking and talking, i could avoid these questions. and to say i'm sure matt gaetz is feeling very comfortable today. >> not very comfortable today. because oftentimes a prerequisite for accepting a plea deal with prosecutors is for the defendant to cooperate with prosecutors, to offer up what they know about other people who may have been involved in their wrongdoing in exchange for a lighter sentence. maybe. former lead council for the house imp

including questions whether a trip to the bahamas taken with republican allies in florida and womensex for them." according to cbs news, gaetz an on was on a trip with a marijuana and hand surgeon who allegedly paid for accommodations and female escorts. hasn't been charged anything as of yet. how much trouble do you think he might be in? >> there's an awful lot here, joy, and the allegations aren't just of one kind. potentially of multiple different sorts of situations. it's hard to get a read, because no charges have been filed of how seriously doj is taking this and where their emphasis the greatest. but the real risk for gaetz is that once the fbi starts looking, they're not constrained. this is no longer trump world where the president can say, my personal finances are a red line. right? they can look at whatever they think is important. the core of this, though, has to be any child sex crimes, doj takes that seriously. there's an entire division inside of the criminal division at main justice that focusing on child exploitation. if those allegations pan out, if they can be pro

of celebrity influences are to be compensated after turning up four years ago on an island in the bahamasing tickets were thousands of dollars celebrities found themselves stranded in the bahamas. the catering consisted of cheese sandwiches and guests were left asleep on wet mattresses. a $2 million court settlement was reportedly reached this week, giving each celebrity upwards of $7,000. the festival organiser is serving a six year jail term forfraud. the actor helen mccrory, best known for starring in the hit bbc series peaky blinders and in the harry potter films has died from cancer at the age of 52. her husband, the actor damien lewis, said he'd lost a �*beautiful and mighty woman' who'd passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. peaky blinders, tv�*s �*20s criminal gang whose business affairs were run by aunt polly. i'm having trouble these days, i'm twice the man you are. played by helen mccrory. i booked you both tickets for the next boat from liverpool to new york. it was her best—known tv role, for this

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investigators have focused on a trip he took to the bahamas on a private plane that had some women on it and another florida political hand surgeon in orlando. that is the broad strokes of what they are looking at. generally speaking they are looking at whether he violated sex trafficking laws and whether he had sex with a minor at the time. host: who was investigating all these charges? is this state-level crime, federal crime, just the house ethics committee? guest: the most serious investigation is being done by the justice department. federal prosecutors based in washington, d.c. his case grew out of a different federal investigation run by federal prosecutors in the middle district of florida. they were investigating this local republican by the name of joel greenberg. the house ethics committee investigation is a separate matter. that was announced yesterday and more of an internal personnel thing. that is congress investigating one of its own. the more serious investigation, because he could face legal consequences, is by the justice department's public integrity section. host:

federal investigators are looking into travel he did to the bahamas with women and specifically if theye paid to travel for sex. that's according to a law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter. sources also say whether they're looking at whether he searched for women to pay for sex online. the congressman repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime. tom, what have we learned? >> the important thing about this and why this advances what we know about this investigation it helps put into clearer focus what the federal nexus is to this. this isn't a local prostitution investigation. this isn't a local underage sex investigation. when you have international travel here and the reporting, as you said, involving gaetz's trip to the bahamas and whether or not that involved paying women for sex and whether or not they traveled with him for the purposes of paying for sex, more important in the federal context, we're starting to get a better sense of why this investigation has this federal nexus once you cross state lines. once you travel abroad f

gaetz went to the bahamas with an orlando hand surgeon who is also a marijuana entrepreneur.e a more perfectly floridian occupation is if he added owner and operator of fan boat traveling funeral parlor for kids also, i'm just curious when you're in medical school choosing a specialty, how do you land on hands? was he high when they asked him? "so doctor, what do you want to focus on?" "i always like looking at my hands. or necks?" matt gaetz was supposed to be one of the leaders of the next generation of trumpism in the gop. and now, he's isolated, embattled and under federal investigation like some many other members of trump's inner circle, including, of course, trump himself. it's emblematic of the state of the modern gop gaetz has denied all the allegations but who knows? if the feds continue to close in on him, maybe he'll make good on his promise. >> i would leave my house seat i would leave my home. >> seth: this has been "a closer look." ♪ we'll be right back john oliver. ♪ >> announcer: for more of seth's closer looks, be sure to subscribe to "late night" on youtube

setting a law enforcement report saying federal investigators are looking into his travel to the bahamash women and specifically whether those women were paid to travel for sex, which could violate federal law. according to cbs news, gaetz allegedly traveled with, and i'm quoting here, a marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon named jason pirazzolo who allegedly paid for the travel expenses accommodations and female escorts. he did not respond to requests for comments. cbs news also reporting investigators want to know if gaetz was accepting paid escorts in exchange for political access or legislative favors. gaetz denies he engaged in sex trafficking including with a 17-year-old girl who was reported to be part of the investigation. a spokesperson told cbs news representative gaetz has never paid for sex nor has he had sex with an underage girl. what began with blaring headlines about sex trafficking has now turned into a general fishing exercise about vacations and consensual relationships with adults. important to remember as these stories keep breaking matt gaetz is not some plucky y

a law enforcement reports federal investigators are looking into his travel in the bahamas with womenether those women were paid to travel for sex, which could violate federal law. according to "cbs news", gates allegedly traveled with a marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon jason pirozzolo who allegedly paid for travel expenses and female escorts. he did not respond to requests for comment. "cbs news" is reporting investigators want to know if he was accepting paid escorts in exchange for political access to legislative favors. goetz denies and representative gaetz never paid for sex or had sex with an underaged girl. what began with blaring headlines about sex trafficing has turned into a general fishing exercise about relationships with consenting adults. matt gaetz is not a plucky young guy. he is the son of a former president of the florida senate whose connections and deep pockets helped his son become a state senator and a member of congress. he was charged with dui after getting pulled over for speeding in his daddy's bmw. he refused a breathalyzer test and the charges were

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many don't jimmy, what incentive would there be for a country like ireland or a tax haven like the bahamasther places, what incentive would there be for them to agree to a uniform corporate minimum tax when they have it pretty good if their tax rates are lower than ours and attract american businesses >> very little reason. they'd be giving up a potential competitive advantage. they rely on a competitive tax rate to attract business i think this is an extremely difficult thing for the biden administration to do and i don't really quite get it. i sort of understand why to do it to pay for this stuff and not forced for a super low tax rate and pay for the spending but if she wants us to have a stable tax code for the long term then they need to talk about other kinds of taxes, a value added tax, a carbon tax, consumption tax. if that's the goal then talk about something other than just raising corporate income taxes. >> right as we get out of the pandemic, is this the right time to be raising taxes? is there a right time? >> look. i think that you hear -- you have heard that skepticism, that

lucia, aruba and barbados cruises will begin seven night trips and july staying within the bahamas.g has long resumed in the south pacific and mediterranean on italy the top cruise line met with fortis governor all of them that agree with florida's economy which is dependent on the cruise industry is being significantly damaged by the industry shut down, florida's governor threatened to sue the cdc if it did not modify the rules on friday, the cdc did. increasing from weekly to daily the reporting of frequency covid cases to the cdc routine testing of all crew creating a color-coded system for each ship, decreasing for a red ship which has covid cases to a green ship to just two weeks before. establishing a complaint and timeline to get all workers vaccinated. the florida counsel responded by the cruise industry and cargo industry on the impact of florida and over the past year is enormous, $100 billion in the enormous financial effect of the pandemic shutdown is extraordinary. the first caribbean cruises to start resealing in june and july are going to require all crew and passenge

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the feds are looking the a trip gaetz took to the bahamas which could be a federal crime if women traveled with him. a lot more to come. senator joe manchin in the spotlight as a crucial 50th vote for democrats in the senate sits down for a cnn exclusive explaining why he says congress can't go this wake and democrats and republicans have to work together. >> january 6th changed me. i was clear with everybody. i never thought in my life, i never read in history books to where our form of government had been attacked at our seat of government, which is washington, d.c., at our capitol by our own people. the british did it, but not americans. so something told me, wait a minute, pause, hit the pause button, something's wrong. you can't have this many people split to where they want to go to war with each other. >> the problem and the reason why they want to war is they were led there by a big lie. that big lie led to bigger lie of voter suppression. and georgia's lieutenant governor jeff duncan said it. it all ghez back to the big lie from donald trump and rudy giuliani. >> this is really th

and according to reports, the doctor was with congressman gaetz at that 2018 trip to the bahamas, whichs now under federal investigation for potential corruption. now, as all -- as part of this, a source is telling cnn that back in april 2018, when gaetz introduced a medical marijuana research bill in congress, he hand delivered a fully written draft of the bill to his staff, which overlapped pretty significantly with the same agenda that the doctor's group had been pushing. pamela, i want to be totally clear here. neither gaetz nor the doctor have been accused by the justice department of wrongdoing. they have not been charged with any crimes. gaetz has vehemently denied that he has ever paid for sex or that he's ever had sex with anyone under 18, and in relation to these latest developments, his spokesman released a statement to cnn and that said, i'll put it up on the screen for you. quote, ♪ matt gaetz is a long-time policy expert on the subject and has passed legislation on the matter as far back as 2013 to suggest that he -- that anyone else nudging him along is risible. so they a

the question is how his travel to the bahamas may factor into things. it is definitely way too early for this. >>> good morning. welcome to "way too early." i am kasie hunt. close to 25% of u.s. adults are now fully vaccinated against covid-19. that number is expected to grow higher soon with 47 adults and 5% of seniors receiving one dose. new mexico, south dakota are leading the way. fully vaccinating at least one-third of adult population. this comes as the u.s. marks 31 million mark since the start of the pandemic. meanwhile, the more easily spread uk variant is now the dominant strain in the united states. the variant known as b117 first seen in the fall. the cdc director dr. ralensky had this to say. >> the variant is now the most common in the united states. we are hearing clusters of cases associated with day care and youth sports. hospitals are seeing more and more younger adults. those in 30s and 40s admitted with severe disease. data suggests this is all happening as we are seeing increasing variant of sars covid variants with 52 cases of vari

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he mentioned this new evidence about the bahamas.are told from the source telling cnn that federal investigators are looking into a trip that matt gaetz and others took to the bahamas. they are looking at whether or not where women were paid to travel for sex with matt gaetz and others. this would be a potential federal crime. cbs news first to report this and they did get a statement from his office that representative gaetz did not pay for sex with an under age girl. this all started with a blairing headline and now what they're calling a fishing exercise. >> randy, thank you very much. i appreciate it. elie honig, a lot to ask you here. there are new evidence and other evidence we are getting today. i want to start with the addition no gaetz's legal team. i know you worked with one of the new members, what does this hire tells isn't it true. >> so it tells me despite his public posture of being utterly unconcerned. matt gaetz is taking this case seriously. mark was my supervisor. he's tenacious and he understands the process very

according to three sources, the former minor was also among those on that trip to the bahamas.ne on the trip was over the age of 18 at that time. federal agents executed a search warrant and seized gaetz' phone this past winter, according to three people who were told of the matter by gaetz who changed his phone number in late december. it suggests that gaetz was likely aware that he was under scrutiny when he sought a pardon from the trump white house in the closing weeks of the last administration. gaetz denies any wrongdoing and said he's never paid for context. joining me now, glenn kirschner. let's go to the phone situation. once prosecutors have a phone, are you required to unlock it, what might they be able to get out of this phone in your view? >> pretty much everything, joy. and they -- let me just explain how dramatic it is that we have now learned that a sitting member of congress had his phone seized and searched by the fbi. people may not know, but when the fbi wants a search warrant, what they have to do is sit down, put all of the evidence of the investigation in