president just told reporters, david, he's got a list of five names he's considering. >> all right, cecilia vega live at the white house tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> the supreme court's newest associate justice, brett kavanaugh, heard his first cases today. it came after last night's ceremonial swearing in at the white house, where the president apologized to justice kavanaugh on beh hahalf of the nation fort the president called the painful nomination process, earlier calling it a democratic hoax. today, justice kavanaugh hearing oral arguments in two cases, and he engaged quickly, asking more than a half dozen questions. >>> we have new reporting here tonight after that horrific limousine crash in upstate new york that skilled 20. we knew the limo had failed an inspection just last month, but tonight, abc news on staining part of the inspection report, revealing at least in part why the limo failed the inspection. here's abc's david kerley with that report. >> reporter: a line of hearses, carrying some of the 20 victims to a funeral home, after tp slamming into an embankment at high speed.

ford or bret kavanaugh. >> cecilia vega at the white house. thank you. >>> next here tonight, "the new york times" investigation that broke late today into president trump's wealth. the president has always portrayed himself as a master dealmaker who turned a million dollar loan from his father into an empire. tonight, "the new york times" investigation claims he actually got far more and that hundreds of millimeters from his family's estate was hidden through, quote, dubious tax schemes. abc's kyra phillips with what authorities are now saying tonight. >> reporter: the blockbuster investigation in "the new york times" takes aim at the story president trump has been telling for decades, that he turned a $1 million loan from his father into an empire worth billions. >> i built this incredible company. i started off, i mean, think of it, i started with a million dollar loan, i built a company that's worth more than $10 billion. okay? more. >> reporter: but reporters from "the times" who examined more than 100,000 pages of documents have determin

is very sad, he said, quote, hopefully we will learn a lot of what happened here. >> all right, cecilia vega in front of the tree of life synagogue tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> now, to the breaking news tonight. the notorious boston crime boss who was on the run for years, caught, then sent to prison for life, whitey bulger, he's now been killed behind bars. was it a mob hit? abc's gio benitez from boston tonight. >> reporter: he was the notorious boston gangster. famous for a life of crime, including a role in at least 11 murders. and those 16 years on the run with his girlfriend until their capture in 2011. and tonight, another twist. the crime boss' life coming to a violent end. whitey bulger, found dead at 8:20 this morning in his west virginia prison cell. he had just been transferred there in the last 24 hours. >> you're going to be responding to the maximum security. they advise cpr in progress. >> reporter: law enforcement officials now telling abc news bulger was killed. it was in south boston where a young james bulger earned that infamous nickname, whitey, because of his light

>> all right, cecilia vega with us tonight. thank you, cecilia. >>> we are in the meantime going to move onto the other major headlines tonight, and now a seventh child has died from what is a common virus. the outbreak outside new york city at a new jersey pediatric unit that cares for vulnerable children. there is an urgent effort tonight to keep the virus from spreading outside the facility. abc's whit johnson is there again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an urgent fight to stop the deadly viral outbreak at a new jersey medical facility that has now claimed the life of a seventh child. 11 more fragile children sickened. would you characterize this as an all hands on deck situation to stop the spread? >> absolutely, yes. we wouldn't be here otherwise. >> reporter: the wanaque center for nursing and rehabilitation first alerting state officials about having the highly contagious adenovirus on october 9th. the common virus typically presents symptoms like the flu or a cold. but this center treats children with already compromise

. >>> also tonight, our cecilia vega asking the president a short time ago, what he made of the images on the side of that van. was he aware? if he'll be changing his rhetoric, after what the president tweeted at 3:00 in the morning. >>> the other major headline as we come on the air. the nor'easter about to slam into the east coast. from the carolinas, up to d.c. philly, new york, and boston. >>> the scare at laguardia, before the plane could take off. the passengers who had to get off the plane. >>> the state of the race, less than two weeks until the crucial midterms. and the reality check. the candidates who voted to repeal and replace obamacare, which covers pre-existing conditions, who are now saying they're the ones fighting to save that coverage. >>> megyn kelly's show cancelled tonight, after defending blackface costumes. could she go back to fox? what they're saying tonight. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with the capture and arrest of the man who authorities believe was behind those bombs. putting a nation on edge. the fbi arrest

>> all right, cecilia vega starting another week on her beat at the white house and we appreciate it. thank you, cecilia. >>> it was not long after the president was pressed by reporters on whether he was limiting the fbi investigation, the white house then clarified, saying they will put no restrictions on who the fbi can interview in this investigation. with that friday deadline approaching, tonight, who the fbi has now already questioned, including the alleged third person in the room, mark judge. that interview has happened. and abc's pierre thomas tonight on what we've learned. >> reporter: dr. christine blasey ford has named him as the other person in the room, watching as brett kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her. mark judge, seen here in his high school yearbook. >> a couple of times i made eye contact with mark and thought he might try to help me, but he did not. >> reporter: tonight, his attorney releasing a statement -- "mr. judge has been interviewed by the fbi, but his interview has not been completed." dr. ford says she doesn't remember exactly where the party took place o

cecilia vega says, i'm not, thank you, mr. president.resident said, that's okay, i know you're not thanking, you never do. the reporter says, i'm sorry. the president said, no, go ahead. go ahead. wow. so they have changed the transcript. >> yes, this he have. >> which must mean, i think, margaret, that they are embarrassed or that they know it's wrong that the president would say i know you're not thinking you never do. >> it's obvious what he said and the transcript should be correct to reflect the realities of what he said. >> what's next? i know you're not drinking? >> no, he definitely will not say that. >> what do you, margaret, think of the treatment he gave cecilia vega. was that sexist or is that the president being the president to all journalists. >> i know there has been a lot of talk about this and as i look about the context of the moment in which we're talking about it is respect for women, but i've seen president trump go after a number of reporters regardless of gender. i think it's entirely possible, entirely plausible

>> all right, cecilia vega with us tonight. thank you, cecilia. >>> we are in the meantime going to move onto the other major headlines tonight, and now a seventh child has died from what is a common virus. the outbreak outside new york city at a new j en. reporr:onighteaacity tha has 11 more fragile children sickened. would you characterize this as an all hands on deck situation to stop the spread? >> absolutely, yes. we wouldn't be here otherwise. >> reporter: the wanaque center about having the highly contagious adenovirus on october 9th. the common virus typically presents symptoms like the flu or a cold. but this center treats children with already compromised immune systems. >> our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of these special children. >> reporter: the new jersey department of health says an initial inspection revealed "minor handwashing deficiencies." state inspection records from the past three years noted similar deficiencies. for now, state health officials believe the outbreak is mostly contained to th

abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the white house is defending president trump after he openly mocked christine blasey ford, rallying a cheering crowd. >> 36 years ago, this happened. i had one beer. right? i had one beer. well, you think it was -- no, it was one beer. oh, good. how did you get home? i don't know remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. what neighborhood was it in? i don't know. where's the house? i don't know. upstairs, downstairs, where was it? i don't know. but i had one beer, that's the only thing i remember. >> reporter: ford's lawyers calling it a vicious, vile and soulless attack, asking, is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? after ford's emotional testimony on capitol hill last week, the president struck a completely different tone. >> i thought her testimony was very compelling and she looks like a very fine wom

abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega leading us off tonight from pittsburgh. >> reporter: in pittsburgh today, scenes of unspeakable grief. a line of mourners wrapping around the block for the funeral of cecil and david rosenthal, the brothers who never missed a service at tree of life synagogue. also there to pay their respects, coaches and players from the brothers' beloved steelers. today, president trump and the first lady, his jewish son-in-law, jared kushner, and daughter, ivanka, traveled to the synagogue. rabbi jeffrey myers there to greet them. the first family following the jewish custom of leaving stones to honor the dead. but it is a much different trip than the white house had planned. just half a block away, this scene. neighbors shouting down the president. >> it's not about you! let the families grieve! this is our neighborhood! you are not welcome here! >> reporter: nearby, more than a thousand protesters carrying signs, saying "words matter", "stop encouraging hate" and "you are not welcome in pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism." the m

listen to the exchange with cecilia vega and cnn's kaitlan collins. >> now you answered the questions on trade i would like to turn to kavanaugh. >> do you have a question on trade? one or two more questions on trade. okay. don't do that. that's not nice. >> mr. president -- >> you've had enough. she's shocked i picked her. in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking. >> i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> it sounds like the president said i know you're not thinking. that is what us watching thought. the transcript says i know you're not thanking. he referred to the press corps as loco. he called them loco because of the new trade agreements with mexico. >> does it matter? it is more of a condescending co tone to a female reporter. does it matter? >> i thought the demeanor veered from engaging to cocktail humor to insulting. >> he had a nice moment with the joke. >>> melania trump on the way to africa. the first significant solo international trip she has taken as first lady. let's go live to johannesburg and bring in david mckenzie. >> reporter: good morning, dave

>> the first was cnn's kaitlan collins and the second was cecilia vega from abc.t do with the tone? i know you are not thinking or thanking. does it matter? >> i think trump has never liked the press. he never needed it more. if you stitch together the clips, it feels like trump is lashing out at female reporters on purpose. there's a big "washington post" story that trump and other republican men feel like they are under attack because of the me too moment. trump's son said he is afraid for his sons to face false allegations. i think there is a real concern that trump feels like the culture is changing and they are left behind. >> okay. daniel lippman. i appreciate you being here. >> thanks. >>> melania trump on the way to africa. the first solo international trip as first lady. first stop is ghana and egypt. we go to johannesburg where we have david mckenzie. her first big solo international trip. interesting she chose africa after what her husband said about the continent. >> reporter: good morning, christine. it is. he has said things which has ruffled feather

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. od morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. you know, usually the supreme court swearing ceremonies are pomp and circumstance, somber occasions. not last night. president trump was fired up. this was a victory lap for him that he's using and hoping to midterms. supporters befor >> reporter: it was a swearing in fit for prime time. a dramatic entrance by the president and his supreme court pick, the other eight justices there looking on, the applause from supporters roaring. [ cheers ] and it was all just for show. justice kavanaugh had actually been officially sworn in over the weekend, but with the nation watching, president trump wanted to deliver a message. >> on behalf of our nation, i want to apologize to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and d

reportera: a cecilia vega, sus supervisores no le permitieron comentar sobre el incidente.ensa. lo que es inaceptable que este tipo de trato a los periodistas sea cada vez mÁs comÚn en el gobierno de trump. dice mucho de la comunidad de periodistas, el que se puede sobrevivir y tener Éxito a pesar de este hostigamiento. el presidente ha sido sexista y ha atacado fuertemente a periodistas hombres. los ataques de presiente a la prensa y a las mujeres no es nada nuevo. se viene repitiendo desde que el mandatario era candidato a la presidencia. en el 2015 dijo que a esta periodista le salÍa sangre de cualquier parte. en campaÑa llamÓ a otra periodista mentirosa e hizo que la abuchearan. jorge: el presidente trump le pidiÓ a su abogado personal y a su hijo en febrero que buscarÁn una orden legal para silenciar a stormy oy lanzo la publicaciÓn de su nuevo libro. daniels ignorÓ la orden y hablÓ con cbs sobre una supuesta relaciÓn sexual con trump en 2006. cohen dice que le ordenÓ pagarle a stormy daniels $130,000 para que callara sobre la relaciÓn antes de las elecciones del 2016.

. >>> also tonight, our cecilia vega asking the president a short time ago, what he made of the imagese side of that van. was he aware? if he'll be changing his rhetoric, after what the president tweeted at 3:00 in the morning. >>> the other major headline as

let's go back to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. in t t foyheould b interview all three accusers and kavanaugh himself as you said as long as this is wrapped by friday. overnight at a tennessee rally president trump blasting democrats for trying anything to destroy his supreme court nominee. anything and to hurt anyone to get their way like they're doing with judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: earlier in a rose garden news conference, the president was combative. >> you've really had enough. hey, you've had enough. >> reporter: shutting down reporters who asked about judge brett kavanaugh. >> yes, yeah, go ahead. sure. she's shocked that i picked her. like in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> that's okay. i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> go ahead. go ahead. >> in a tweet you said it's incorrect to say you're limiting the scope of the fbi investigation. >> what does that have to do with trade? >> reporter: eventually he answered the questions. >> your own statement on friday made it very cl

. >>> also tonight, our cecilia vega asking the president a short time ago, what he made of the images on the side of that van. was he aware? if he'll be changing his rhetoric, after what the president tweeted at 3:0in

abc's cecilia vega has the details. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, scenes of unspeakable grief.the block for the funeral of cecil and david rosenthal, the brothers who never missed a service at tree of life synagogue. also there to pay their respects, coaches and players from the brothers' beloved steelers. president trump and the first lady, his jewish son-in-law jared kushner and daughter ivanka traveled to the synagogue. rabbi jeffrey myers there to greet them. the first family following the jewish custom of leaving stones to honor the dead, but it is a much different trip than the white house had planned. just half a block away, this scene, neighbors shouting down the president. >> it's not about you! let the families grieve! this is our neighborhood! you are not welcome here! >> reporter: nearby, more than 1,000 protesters carrying signs, saying words matter, stop encouraging hate and you are not welcome in pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism. the mayor of pittsburgh had asked the president not to come until the funerals were over citing security concerns.

abc's cecilia vega has more on the investigation. >> reporter: president trump sounding optimistic aboutate of his supreme court pick. >> judge kavanaugh is doing pretty well, it seems to me, over the past 24 hours. a lot is going to depend on what comes back from the fbi in terms of their additional number seven investigation, but i think that judge kavanaugh's doing very well right now. >> reporter: friday's deadline to complete the fbi probe quickly approaching and attorneys for a second accuser, deborah ramirez, brett kavanaugh's yale classmate who told "the new yorker" he exposed himself near her face, revealing she was interviewed by investigators for more than two hours on sunday. her attorneys say she provided the names and contact information of more than 20 additional witnesses and that it was a detailed and productive interview and the agents were clearly motivated to investigate the matter in any way they were permitted. the fbi also interviewing key witnesses, including mark judge, kavanaugh's high school friend seen here in their yearbook. the man christine blasey ford says

here is abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: the white house is defending president trump after he openlychristine blasey ford, rallying a cheering crowd. >> 36 years ago this happened. i had one beer. right? i had one beer. well, do you think it was -- nope, it was one beer. oh, good. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. i don't know! i don't know! >> reporter: after ford's emotional testimony on capitol hill last week, the president struck a completely different tone. >> i thought her testimony was very compelling and she looks like a very fine woman to me. very fine woman. but certainly she was a very credible witness. >> reporter: it was just a couple of days ago that the president called christine blasey ford a very credible witness. very credible. very compelling. but now he's basically making her out to be a liar. so which is it? >> certainly the testimony by dr. ford was compelling. but you can't make this decision based on emotion, it has to be

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the story. od morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. let me give you perspective. the so-called national emergency, the caravan actually really represents about 0.06% of all the undocumented people already in this country so we are talking about a very small fraction of people here, but the president is hoping that this is a winning strategy, the same strategy that helped him win the white house, hoping to give republicans an edge in the midterms, and that strategy is stoking fears of immigration. overnight, president trump banking on that migrant caravan being a winning applause line on the campaign trail. >> what's happening right now as a large group of people, they call it a caravan. >> reporter: he is using it to rally his base and scare voters to the polls, and he is doing it with false claims like this. >> you know how the caravan started? does everybody know what this means? i think the democrats had something to do with it. >> reporter: there is no evidence that

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the details now in washington. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning, amy. an 11th hour deal 14 months in the making here. president trump had called nafta the worst deal ever. he's now tweeting, calling this deal wonderful and historic saying, quote, it is a great deal for all three countries. it solves the many deficiencies and mistakes in nafta. it greatly opens markets to our farmers and manufacturers, reduce trade barriers to the u.s. and will bring all three great nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world. the administration also says that this will boost manufacturing in the u.s., lead to higher wages, especially in the auto manufacturing sector, this being a president who we know likes to brand things. the deal also has a new name. it will be called the united state/mexico/canada agreement. it's not a done deal. it needs congress to sign off. >> all right, cecilia vega in washington, thank you. robin? >> all right, amy. >>> now overseas to the race to find survivors of that

president trump raised some eyebrows today when he insulted white house correspondent cecilia vega, who is a former colleague of ours here at "abc7 news." >> she's shocked that i picked her. like in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> that's okay, you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> go ahead. >> in case you didn't catch that, she responded to the president's assertion that she was shocked by calling on her by saying, "i'm not, thank you, mr. president." he said, that's okay, i know you're not thinking. you never do. she hasn't responded directly to president trump's insult, but did tweet the following -- a news conference means you get to ask whatever question you want to ask, adding #firstamendment. >>> the death toll from friday's earthquake and tsunami in indonesia stands at 844. crews are working to remove victims from the rubble, like this woman who was trapped for three days. indonesia's president says rescuers are having a hard time recovering victims because of a shortage of heavy equipment. residents weren't properly warned about the tsunami

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has more.d morning cecelia. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. let me just start by reading a quote from president trump from just five days ago of christine blasey ford. he said, quote, her testimony was very compelling. she was a very credible witness but now he is mocking her for not remembering every detail of that alleged assault. overnight in mississippi, president trump turning a rallying cry for judge brett kavanaugh -- [ chanting ] -- into a public attack on the woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to derail his nomination. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't know. >> reporter: the president openly mocked christine blasey ford's testimony claiming kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high school party 36 years ago, an allegation kavanaugh denies. >> how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: his base cheering. >> i don't know. i don't know. what neighborhoo

cecilia vega. >> some breaking news for our viewers in the west.ania trump's plane was forced to turn around on the way to philadelphia. due to mechanical issues. reporters onboard say there was smoke and the smell of something burning. possibly from a malfunctioning comms unit on board. sources say first lady is fine. the plane has now landed back at joints base andrews. the first lady was heading to philadelphia as part of her bebest campaign. we're told a second plane is being readied the trip is expected to move forward. george, back to you guys in the studio. >>> everyone is here. everyone on the crew is at work this morning. that can only mean one thing. >> it's not too late. the reason you want to hang on to those mega millions tickets even if you didn't get the jackpot because nine of them are worth at least a million dollars which means you may have to go to work but you can sashay a little bit. >> a little late. >> i'm not going to throw it away. >> i'm not going to quit work either. >> we have more on that coming up. >>> but first, we be

reporters at the press conference this morning, in particular abc abc senior white house correspondent cecilia vegaquestion, sure. she's shocked that i picked her, like in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> i know you're not thinking, you never do. >> jimmy: nobody respects women more than donald trump. what a creep. you know, whether or not judge kavanaugh gets confirm, and let's be honest, he's probably will, he's preceded by a long line of men who have been accused of bad behavior, men who don't really seem to understand when they have done something wrong, and it's something that powerful men have been struggling with for many years and at long last now there is home. >> don't let past incidents of sexual harassment or assault prevent you from living your best life. introducing deny it all. deny it all goes to work fast, pertinently erasing the memories of what you did. >> i have no idea who these women are, have no idea. >> and replacing them with strong feelings of indignation and outrage. >> this is a circus. >> don't let sexual allegations drag you down. get on with th

it came out of nowhere, watch and listen as cecilia vega gets up to ask her question. >> she's shockedpicked her. she's in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> i know you're not thinking, you never do. >> excuse me. >> you heard that, right? the words of a president toward a reporter today. here's how he reacted when kaitlyn collins tried to ask her questions. >> now that you've answered several questions on trade, i'd like to ask -- >> don't do that. do you have a question on trade. >> don't do that, that's not nice. >> besides that, somebody is before you. don't do that. do you have a question on trade? >> my question is on judge kavanaugh. >> please, yes. >> you said the fbi should interview whoever they believe is appropriate, does that include julie swetnick. >> give me your question, please. >> can you promise to release the findings -- >> can you promise to -- >> you've really had enough. thank you. >> out front now, april ryan, white house correspondent for american urban radio networks, reporting from the front lines of the trump white house. >> this what i

having misunderstood what she said the president went after abc news white house correspondent cecilia vega>> okay. question? yeah. go ahead. sure. she's shocked that i picked her. she's in a state of shock. >> i'm not. thank you, mr. president -- >> i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. go ahead. >> with us to talk about what it is we just witnessed there, phillip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning white house bureau chief for the "washington post" and kimberly atkins, chief washington reporter for the "boston herald." kim, you take the first swing at what it is we just witnessed there. i noted the white house transcript of the presser changes his reaction to "i know you're not thanking, you never do." when repeated airings of this say to us that he was saying "i know you are not thinking, you never do." what was that? >> yeah. well, the transcript is clearly a bit of revisionist history because it seemed pretty clear that he was insulting the reporter in that moment, in a moment where his supreme court nominee is being accused of mistreatment by women, at a

cecilia vega from abc and the way the president responded to her at the news conference yesterday.alled her and in the past questions on any subjects would be taken. this time, he wanted to talk about the new nafta, if you will, i'm not yet used to the new terminology they branded with. this is the way he treated this senior correspondent and anchor from abc. >> okay, question, yes, go ahead. sure. she's shocked that i picked her. she's like in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> that's okay, i know you're not thinking, mr. president, you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. go ahead. >> it was very disparaging, phil, and it certainly got the attention of a lot of people, even though who may not know see se cecilia and her terrific reputation. >> well, cecilia's a tremendous journalist and has covered this white house beat from the very beginning. i was also struck because cecilia went on to ask him a very relevant question about the news of the day regarding judge kavanaugh and trump refused to answer that question. he said he was only going to take questi

this is president trump, talking -- speaking to abc cecilia vega at a press conference. question, yeah. go ahead. sure. she's shocked that i picked her. in a state of shock. that's okay. i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. go ahead. >> in a tweet this weekend, mr. president, you said it's incorrect to say you're limiting the scope of the fbi investigation. >> what does that have to do -- i don't mind answering the question. i would like to do -- >> it has to do with the other headline in the conversation. >> how about talking about trade and then we'll get to that. >> listen, he does -- he is no fan of the press, but this is the first time he's done this -- been this condescending to a woman reporter. last week he told someone to sit down. today he said -- does this make you uncomfortable? >> yeah, a little bit. feels like trump and the republicans have really doubled down on the idea of bullying women as a campaign strategy. there's already this huge gender gap. and that has been the case for many years of course that women have been

so he went after one of our colleagues cecilia vegas main t news conference and called her afterwardseft a voice mail and i don't know the content, but she reached out after the exchange and i am told that it is not a one-off and putting in the feelers to the press >> stunning. and all of this is leading to the question of 2020. >> yes. >> and the question is, why do you want a better relationship with the press, to what end. >> could she run again? >> yeah, yeah. >> and this is what you write in the article, and of course, philippe who worked with her in the state department said it is highly unlikely and zero, but it is not zero. do you think that she would run again? >> it is not zero that she would run for president for a third time, but it is not they i heard and talked to a lot of people for the story, and my impression is that she thinks about it, and once you want to be president, you don't stop wanting to be president when you feel it was stolen from her, and this is how she views of what happened, but she knows that she can't do it with a sense, so probably a small sliver of

that was abc's white house correspondent cecilia vega. i know you're not thinking.ever do, says the president, as a group of men snicker and smirk behind him. now i know this is not surprising. i mean, this is donald trump, right? but given what we're going through as a country right now where the senate judiciary committee had to bring in an outside woman to question dr. christine blasey ford last week so the all-male republican senate judiciary committee members didn't have to do it themselves, you would think that maybe, maybe the president would avoid these unforced errors. well, let's just say i can't imagine why the republican party is having so many problems with women. >> that's okay. i know you're not thinking. you never do. ver do sometimes bipolar i disorder can really get you going. but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, ver do activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking your healthcare provider about vraylar. vraylar treats acute mania of bipolar i disorder. vraylar significantly reduces overall manic

this is trump calling on abc news's cecilia vega for the first question of the news conference. pres. trump: ok, question? sure. she is shocked that i picked her. .he is in a state of shock that's ok, i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> am sorry? saying "i president know you''re not t thinking, you never do." the white house is coming under fire editing it saying "i know you are not thanking." the supreme court began a new session on monday amid the ongoing saga of brett kavanaugh's nomination to the 9th seat on the bench. the court opened the session by hearing a case involving the preservation of an endangered frog species, the dusky gopher, which pits the government against the timber giant weyerhaeuser, which is seeeeking to develop land that has been designated as critical habitat for the frog. the court also rejected an appeal to review a 2017 case upholding the legality of a ban on new uranium mining near the grand canyon, a decision celebrated by environmental and native american groups who live in the protected area. in indononesia, the death toll from f friday

that was abc's white house correspondent cecilia vega. "i know you're not thinking.ou never do," says the president, as a group of mostly men snicker and smirk behind him. now, i know this is not surprising. i mean, this is donald trump, right? but given what we're going through as a country right now, where the senate judiciary committee had to bring in an outside woman to question dr. christine blasey ford last week so the all-male republican senate yjudiciary committee members didn't have to do it themselves, you would think like, maybe, maybe the president would avoid these unforced errors. well, let's just say i can't imagine why the republican party is having so many problems with women. >> that's okay. i know you're not thinking. you never do. like here. and here. see? opportunity. hi! cinturones por favor. gracias. ev-er-y-where. about to be parents. it's doing a lot of kicking down there. meeting the parents. it's gonna be fine. and this driver, logging out to watch his kid hit one out of the... go dani, go! opportunity is everywhere. all you have to do to f

. >> reporter: but the exchange that followed between president trump and abc's cecilia vega was so harshd, "does the white house have an hr department?" >> she's shocked that i picked her. she's like in a state of shock. >> i'm not thinking, mr. president. >> that's okay, i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. >> reporter: the white house went ahead and somehow tri transcribed the president as saying, that's okay, i know you're not thanking, you never do. but by morning, the transcript was corrected to read, "that's okay, i know you're not thinking, you never do." but what was he thinking? on talk shows, you could actually hear the studio audiences gasp when the clip was played. from kimmel -- >> it's okay, i know you're not thinking, you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> no, go ahead. >> what a creep. >> reporter: to seth meyers. >> you never do. >> i mean, how much of a sexist [ bleep ] can you possibly be. >> reporter: to "the view". >> go ahead. >> okay. >> reporter: but defenders said president trump would have given the same treatment to a male reporter.

some of the quotes -- cecilia vega was the one at the beginning, from abc news. that was the most contentious, when he called on her first and said she was in shock because he picked her. she said something to "i was not thinking of --" i know you are not thinking, you never did. and she said "excuse me? "what did you think about those excluding judges? he was being who he is. i like the fact that he controlled. we will talk about trade first. people can argue about the style but there's a lot of substance in this deal. that's what we should focus on. he did go back to cavanaugh. you know, for everybody who doesn't want to talk about the president's availability to the plus, this is been the most available president to the press. you have all just washed another example. he will take the q&a. we were joking that before the q&a prayed he would take it longer than the speech three times over. he gave them what they wanted. i would talk about the substance. >> melissa: katie, the thing is, this trade deals and arm us. he had promised a better deal, and people have b

let me bring in my senior white house correspondent, cecilia ve vega. to go on, the president says that threats of political violence have no place in the united states. a subdued president, what he calls angry, quite different from what we've seen on the stump? >> reporter: exactly, he's now saying, we have to unify and come together, but we have to say, we have no idea what the motive is or who the suspects is or are, but the targets -- all the common thread here is that these people are all frequent targets of or critics of the president. and frankly, also of very conservative political attacks. maxine waters is someone that the president repeatedly calls low-iq. cnn just at his rally on monday night, became the point of a chant that the whole arena stopped and shouted, anti-cnn slurs. so certainly, this is giving pause to journalistsand public officials here in this city, likely all around the coyes on president trump tonight as he heads to wisconsin for another political rally to see whether he tamps down this tone in the middle of this very george

here is cecilia vega. >> reporter: she's a one time critic of the president's who went on to become oneon't have our back, we're taking names. >> reporter: but just four weeks before the midterms, nikki haley announced her surprise resignation. president trump called the cameras into the oval office and made a show of it. >> i thought this would be an appropriate way of doing it because when you write it out on a piece of paper that, you know, ambassador haley will be leaving and you say nice things, people say, well, what's going on? >> reporter: the announcement reportedly even caught some top administration officials off guard. though the president says haley actually broke the news to him six months ago. from haley herself, no concrete explanation on why she's leaving. >> no, there is no personal reason. i think it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. >> reporter: and even before reporters could ask, she made a point of saying this -- >> for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no, i am not running for 2020. i can promise you

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tracking it all. morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. the closer we get to midterms the more false claims there seem to be but on a major one that there are so-called middle easterners traveling in that caravan through mexico, president trump now concedes he doesn't have any evidence to back that up. hoping to rally his conservative base ahead of the crucial midterms, president trump is now embracing a label most presidents would shun. >> you know what i am, i'm a nationalist, okay. i'm a nationalist. [ applause ] i'm a nationalist. nationalist. use that word. >> reporter: a word often tied to racist movements. in the oval office the president was asked if he's trying to appeal to white nationalists. >> i've never even heard that. i cannot imagine that. you mean i say i'm a nationalist -- no, i never heard that theory about being a nationalist, i've heard them all but i'm somebody that loves our country. >> reporter: the president is also raising eyebrows by spreading an increasin

our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the latest. orning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump says haley told him she wanted off the job six months ago but this surprise announcement caught some top administration officials by surprise. and haley isn't saying exactly why she's leaving. president trump back on the campaign trail. >> this is truly a historic week for america. >> reporter: using his recent supreme court victory to rally supporters in iowa and stoke anger at democrats. >> what the democrats did to brett and his beautiful family is a national embarrassment, a national disgrace. >> reporter: but that victory lap overshadowed by the latest shake-up back home. u.n. ambassador nikki haley caught even some top administration officials off guard with her surprise resignation announcement. president trump says, no hard feelings. >> i think she's helped make it a much better position if you want to know the truth. i think it's become maybe a more glamorous position than it was two years ago. >> reporter: she

hope everybody had a great weekend and it's great to have cecilia vega here with us.ow about that exciting news? >> hey. who knew? she's pregnant. the royals just touched down in australia for a 16-day trip. this footage had some speculating a baby announcement might be coming. you can see meghan there holding these purple folders.orge and wa folders. that's what it means. >>> we begin with the latest from president trump, continuing his midterm pr blitz with a combative interview sounding off on his defense secretary, his relationship with putin and his attacks on christine blasey ford during that contentious supreme court battle. our senior national correspondent terry moran starts us off from washington. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. all of a sudden, it seems donald trump is everywhere. holding interview after interview, a torrent of words aimed at rallying the republican troops before those midterm elections, but this interview with "60 minutes," it was a doozy. with donald trump's approval ratings on the rise, the president is taking a v

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