but pam bondi was roughering to a political donation. bondi's attorney general's office never pursued the case. did one follow the other? pam bondi, again today, says no. >> of course i ask her for a contribution, that's not what this is about, she said he was under investigation by my office at the time and that i knew about it. none of which is true. >> many states were looking at states and deciding if they should pursue a case or not. shoes states all have democrats as attorney general at the time. other than a few warning letters, they also decided not to file lawsuits. >> so what does ben carson think about that $25,000 payment? that is next. ♪ rock-a-bye stacy, your day is through. ♪ ♪ cause sealy's support is perfect for you. ♪ only the sealy hybrid has posturepedic technology to support you where you need it most. sealy. proud supporter of you. endless shrimp is back at hold red lobster.rks. that means you get to try as much as you want... ...of whatever flavors are calling your name. seriously. like new garlic sriracha-grilled shrimp. it's a little spice

to a political group backing florida attorney general pam bondi.. the washington post recently reported the i-r-s ?fined trump for the improper bondi was deciding whether to investigate allegations of fraud.. against trump university. she dropped the investigation -- but trump says that wasn't the goal of the donation --- insisting they never spoke about it. bondi's advisers say she asked trump for the donation...and did not know about the complaints against trump university. happening today -- former president bill clinton will be in orlando.. he's scheduled to appear at a neighboorhood center around 11- 15... according to the clinton campaign -- bill is expected to talk about his wife's plans t economy that works for everyone.. and not just those at the top.. as for hillary clinton -- she was in tampa to appeal to the millenial vote.. speaking at u-s-f.. the former secretary of state emphasized how quickly election day is approaching clinton says: "this is the clinton says: "this is the countdown to one of the most important elections in our lifeti

the attorney general, pam bondi is a republican and has endorsed donald trump. e at the gop convention. trace gallagher live with the rest of this, trace. >> reporter: and shep, there's key question about whether trump and pam bondi spoke because hillary clinton is demanding details of any conversation the florida attorney general had with donald trump regarding this $25,000 donation. trump says he never spoke to pam bondi about the doe nation, in fact, trump was doe so adamant, during an interview, he said the word "never" at least a half dozen times in a span of 30 seconds but told the "associated press" back in june, that not only did she speak to donald trump, she personally asked him for the money, and today on "good morning america," trump's campaign manager says, yes, they did speak. watch. >> he has a residence in florida and -- >> and she asked for contributions. >> for her re-election. he has supported many, many republican candidates, but we do know secretary clinton used the state department as a conceirge as a state department, that's been evident. >

we have attorney general pam bondi involved in that.s what's going on with the whole category of concern. senior adviser for the campaign sarah huckerby sanders is joining us. people don't like how it is. they need a change agent. how can donald trump be the change agent when he so actively engages in what is the problem? >> i think that is very simple. he's the only candidate in the race who is isn't completely controlled by the donor class. clinton has been the access the day she stepped into washington, she's proven that time and time again. donald trump has come in and can shake thing up, he's not beholden to the donor class. he can change the way washington works. >> but he's also the only person we have in the race with proof that someone who has abused the system for their own gain. how do you get confidence that he'll do it the right way when the onldz record we have is doing it the wrong way? >> i don't necessarily think he's done it the wrong by with rules brought by hillary clinton that are corrupt. as a private citizen to ge

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general. how pam bondi is exraining her request for the donation. -- is explaining her request >>> we're going to take you to breaking news we are keeping an eye on carolina. a live look right now at a palette fire. it's at a palette plant. this is from way up in the sky. the flames are very intense on the ground and we are working to find out what caused the flames. but palettes burn awfully hot. at this point, no one has been injured but we will update you as soon as we get one. >>> a woman walking on a beach found some wacky shaped indentations in the rocks. look at. tracks. yikes. scientists believe the tracks were made by a dinosaur and have been covered by sand all these times. >> pretty cool stuff >>> julie phillips, the humidity is going to make a come back? >> yes. but into the end of september, you have to start thinking that the first cold front, you know, it's not that far away. >> nice. >> going to be awesome. >> yeah. not far away. the last couple nice. we will get back to summer-like conditions by the weekend. mostly dry. again tomorrow, if you have outdoor plans, expect mostly

trump defending the political donation he made to a florida attorney general. pam bondie in 2013.rump insists he made the contribution because of his respect for bondi. it came from the trump foundation which is a violation in and of itself. charities are not allowed to give to campaigns. it came the day after it was launching an investigation of trump university. this is trump's explanation. >> i never spoke to her. first of all, she is beyond reproach. never spoke to her about it at all. many of the attorney generals turned that case down. i'll win that case in court. many attorney generals throughout the country turned that down. i never spoke to her about it. >> there is one more twist to this. according to "the washington post," trump accountants misreported the donation. trump paid the irs a $2,500 fine because of the violation of the ban on charities. >>> donald trump now says he is on board for all three of the planned presidential debates. over the summer, trump rejected the schedule suggesting it was rigged because two coincided with nfl games. now he tells reporters he

through his charitable foundation to a group backing the florida attorney general pam bondi in 2013. the washington post said the irs fined trump for the improper donation. she dropped the investigation, but trump says that was not the goal of the investigation insisting they never spoke about it. >> he is a fine person, never soak to her about it. >> the american people deserve to know. the attorney general did not proceed with the investigation. >> both sides are saying they did have that conversation. she asked donald trump for a koe nation. she knew her information was looking into it at the time. they also say that they did speak about that donation, but not about trump university. >> thank you very much. let's get more on our exclusive new orc poll showing donald trump and hillary clinton locked in a virtual tie. clinton has 43%. third party candidates are in single digits. let's dig deeper. david, what else do the polls indicate. >>. >> let's first look at the key independent voters. donald trump is besting hillary clinton by 20 points, 49% to 29%. you see gary johnson there w

...and denied his foundation made a political contribution to florida attorney general pam bondi in 2013...when she was considering joining a fraud investigation into trump university: (trump) i have a lot of respect for her. never spoke to her about that at all he'll participate in all three presidential debates against clinton...the first of which takes place at the end of the month. hena daniels cbs news. ((kirsten joyce)) >> donald trump campaigns in virginia and north carolina today.. while hillary clinton holds a rally in florida./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season... on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((brian loftus)) >>> president obama's is facing some heavy resistance during his final asia tour president vladimir putin at the g-20 summit in china... hoping to hammer out a ceasefire plan for syria... but left empty-handed. putin pulled back at the last minute... rejecting a u-s offer to coordinate airstrikes against isis and al qaeda-linked terrorists. (( (president obama) "we have had some producti

. >> in 2013 florida attorney general pam bondi was considering opening a fraud investigation against trump university. around the same time the irs says the trump foundation improperly donated $25,000 to a group supporting her reelection. trump insisting he never discussed the investigation with bondi. >> i never spoke to her. she is beyond reproach. she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. >> bondi ultimately deciding not to proceed with the investigation. >> there are so many things that are questionable about that and the irs certainly thought so and said it was illegal. >> and that battle ground blitz continues today. hillary clinton in florida where you can expect to hear more about that issue between donald trump and the state's attorney general pam bondi. donald trump in north carolina and virginia. north carolina is a state when you look at donald trump's narrow pathway to victory in november, donald trump has to hold onto it. in virginia, a state where donald trump has seen polls move away from him in a large way over the last couple of weeks, you're seeing i

for the way he donated to supporters of attorney general pam bondi. (jen/ the chair of the state democratic party says trump violated state law in 20-13. the trump foundation gave 25-thousand dollars to a group called "and justice for all".. which promoted bondi's re-election campaign. but that donation violated federal tax law because charities cannot reimbursed his committee. the complaint claims that reimbursment is a violation of a state law. we asked our political editor craig patrick if this will have any real impact on the trump campaign: (jen/ the complaint doesn't go into the ?relationship between trump and bondi. instead.. it focuses on how campaign money moved around. and trump's opponent... hillary clinton... finally back on the campaign trail thursday. clinton took three days off, to recover from pneumonia. the illness came out when she had a medical issue at a 9-11 memorial last sunday. doctors orders to rest. clinton addressed the congressional hispanic caucus institute in washington d-c last night. she was also in north carolina earlie

. >> florida attorney general pam bondi accuses hillary clinton of trying to bully her now.he does admit asking trump for a donation three years ago but claims her office was never investigating him. >>> after a seven-week summer recess it's business as usual in congress and that means gridlock. senate republicans blocking two bills with the zika virus outbreak. those bills would also block planned parenthood funding while permitting veteran flags to fly at cemeteries. if no progress is made at the next three weeks, a shutdown is possible at the end of the house. >>> house republicans promise to punish the lack of action on gun control. majority leader kevin mccarthy said the 25-hour-sit-in broke numerous rules. democrats who staged the sit-in could be facing fines or resolutions condemning their conduct. >>> time for an early start on "your money." most americans think the job as a matter of fact in way worse shape than it really is. a new survey believe that 57% of americans believe the unemployment rate is higher than 4.9%. 40% picked the current rate. 5% think it's below

donald trump dismissing questions about a donation his foundation made to florida attorney general pam bondi'sn 2013. this gift came around the time that bondi was thinking about opening a fraud investigation into trump university. >> bondi eventually decided not to pursue the investigation. critics suggest trump was essentially giving her money to look the other way. trump says that is not true. listen. >> i never spoke to her. first of all, she's beyond reproach. she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. many of the attorney generals turned that case down because i'll win that case in court. many attorney generals throughout the country would turn that case down. i never spoke to her. >> david farn that from "the washington post" joins us now. wu eve done a lot of digging on this. explain how this all played out, the timeline. >> okay. so in 2013 pam bondi, the attorney general of florida has basically a decision to make. some folks in florida have come to her with complaints that they feel they were defrauded by trump university. she had to decide whether to turn that into a

house now calling for a federal investigation into donald trump's donation to florida attorney general pam bondi. members of the house judiciary committee sent loretta lynch a the case. the trump foundation donated $25,000 to bondi's campaign, shortly after she decided not to investigate trump university. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good evening. rains continue to pop up. most of the heavy stuff is around orlando. that extends all the way down to the gulf of mexico. and the center of circulation of what we're tracking is right about there. hurricane center actually said there was a chance they would deem this a depression by 5:00. they didn't. but this moisture will continue rolling in overnight. if you look at the clouds right now, the thickest clouds are on the east coast. if you look at futurecast, clearly tonight and tomorrow morning, heavy rains will start rolling in across our area. a closer look at that. i'll let you know how long this will stick around coming up. >> thank you, denis. >>> new information surrounding a heart breaking picture we

. >> reporter: and denied a foundation made a political contribution to floridattorney general pam bondi in 2013 when she was considering joining a foreign investigation in trump university. >> i have a lot of respect for her. >> reporter: the republican nominee now says he'll participate in all three presidential debates against clinton, the first of which takes place at the end of e month. and clinton will campan in florida today where she's expected to address hela keep the country safe. donald trump is stumpingor votes in virginia. anne-marie. >> hena daniels, here in new york, thank yo so much, he. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll discuss the election with susan page, the washington bureau chief for "usa today." >>> longest activist phyllis schlafly died at the age of 92. conservative group equal forum. trump said she was a patriot. a champion for women and symbol of strength. her legacy will live on in the movement she said and the million she is inspired. >>> this morning, the president of the philippines said he regrets making an on obscene president obama n lao. there the

. >> reporter: he denied his foundation made a contribution to florida attorney general pam bondi in 2013 who was considering in joining -- joining a fraud investigation the nominee says he will participate in all debates against clinton the first of which takes place at the end of the month. hena daniels, cbs news. >> donald trump campaigns in north carolina today and clinton in florida. >>> remember the story of bo paske? he was travis rudolph's guest of honor last night. it is a great story. the real treatment ahead. >>> and the tacos are gearing up for a super bowl 50 rematch. >> if you have a news tip we want to hear from you call our tip line at 303-863-tips or everyone complains about millennials. nonsense. millennials, i salute you. you save money like no other generation. you share cars, wifi passwords, canoes, deodorants. my grandson bought a pair of pants with me. today's his pants day. i'm terrible at golf. he is. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. new patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. for the st

general pam bondi was talking about last week. this comes about every time we have a disaster like this. thank you. we'll leave it there. russell? >>russell: 7:36 right now. imagine having trouble checking your emails. computer is not working. you can't figure out what's wrong and the warranty from the manufacturer is now history. our money adviser geoff simon in to talk about extended warranties on electronics and appliances. good to see you. >> you, too. >>russell: let's start electronics. you know, you're checking out and you bought the new computer and you've bought the new thing in the store and as you're leaving, they say, hey, would you like to buy the extended warranty on this? and then you're lost. well, maybe. i don't know. what's the best advice? >> you know, when you go to buy the appliances or computers in particular, we've all had the experience. you go to the checkout and they say, hey, we can sell you one, it varies depending upon the merchandise that you buy but how do you know? the reality is, almost everyone who

pam bondi and donald trump. >> pam bondi is the only person in the world to ever make money from trump university. >> stephen cohen bear ripped attorney general pam bondi and her relationship with donald trump last week. a $25,000 check from the trump foundation to her campaign came general decided not to make a case over trump university fraud allegations in 2013. democrats are making the connection between the check and these comments from trump in january. >> i give it to everybody. that was my job. when i want something, i get it. when i call, they kiss my. >> the state attorney general is supposed to look out for us, is taking illegal campaign cut emissions. >> the attorney general's office has said this is not a pay for play situation. >> a spokesman says a lengthy email pushing back against the allegations that the contribution led to bondi choosing not to pursue action. the email sites there was never a multistate case, there was never an invitation to join the original lawsuit and there was only one florida complaint the attorney general was absent from a florida missing children's day event in tallahassee. an event she usually atten

and i was there with him as he called the consumer hotline set up for customers by attorney general pam bondi. take a listen. >> the florida attorney general said she would be getting the answers and get to the bottom of this. does that disappoint you that it's not happening for you? >> i'm afraid at some point my credit is going to be affected because they're going to into collections. >> but here the good news, just hours after 8 on your side got involved, frontier called montgomery and the dispute has been resolved. >>> the u.s. consumer safety agency announced a massive recall of more than 1 million samsung galaxy note 7 phones. regulators are urging customers to act now because of alarming reports of phones bursting into flames. go to samsung.com and enter the code on the back of your phone the recall. >>> a meat cleaver attack on new york city police officers. it started with a call about a man trying to remove a parking boot from as a car. when police officers got onscene, they claim this guys, a 32-year-old, pulled out a meat cleaver. one officer was hit in the face and that's when ot

trump association donated $20,000 to the campaign of florida attorney general pam bondi. as her office was considering a fraud investigation into trump university. that investigation was never opened. today, bondy accused hillary clinton of trying to gin up outrage. >> of course i asked was about. she was saying he was under investigation by my office at the time and i knew about it, none of which is true. >> reporter: despite bragging during the primary, he knew how to work the system. >> i've got to give it to them, because when i want something i get it. when i call, they kiss my [ bleep ]. >> reporter: both bondi and trump say there was no impropriety. and the campaign says donald trump paid the irs fine. going into the final stretch, trump is hoping to focus on national security will bury the distraction. today unveiling the endorsement of 88 retired generals hillary clinton and he smiles. boy, would he like to see her. that would be easy. because just look at her decisions. look how bad her decisions have been. >> reporter: more challenging news for donald trump, "t

demanding answers about donald trump's $25,000 donation to a committee backing florida attorney general pam bondy' campaign in 2013 is holding a news conference. that was made when bondy was considering joining a lawsuit against the trump university. >>> bay care says it will look into unsettling allegations about bay flight. the air ambulance is accused of flying patients in a medical chopper that should have been grounded. as michael paluska shows us, joseph's hospital. >> reporter: careless, reckless, endangering lives and property is what an faa report released wednesday accuses air methods corporation is accused of doing between november 4 and november 11 of 2014. the chopper in the report is featured on bay flight's home page. the faa says the chopper was not air worthy. the faa allegations air corroded pito tubes that measure airspeed, a key component a helicopter pilot tells us is critical to the operation. if his commercial chopper had corroded tubes, he tells us he would have been grounded immediately. since 2014, abc action news has found they were fined nearly $3 million for alleged v

another issue, a $25,000 political donation to a superpac linked to florida attorney general pam bondy. around the time her office considered, but both bondy and trump deny impropriety. >> his campaign called you a partisan hack over this investigation. how do you make them know that this is not a witch hunt? >> it would be incredibly unusual if there were allegations of impropriety by a na nonprofit and we didn't investigate. >> "newsweek" posting a cover story, examining trump's international business dealings and the conflict of interest they would present. organization is should shut down, it would be impossible to know if trump was acting in the interests of the united states, or his wallet. daughter ivanka responding. >> my father already said that he would put the company into a blind trust and it would be run by us. >> but that isn't enough, according to some legal experts. >> it doesn't do any good to put it in a blind trust, frankly or to ask one of your children or all of your children to handle it for you. interest. >> as for the investigation into the foundation, the trump

reports trump donated 25 thousand dollar to a group backing the reelection of florida's attorney general. pam bondy three years ago donation was made days after bondy announced she was thinking about investigating fraud bondy infer pursued the case. >> health of both candidates at the heart of the campaign. >> reporter: three hours going clinton's doctor released the statement. she remains health and he fit to serve as president of the united states. doctor lisa bard okay says a physical shows clinton is normal and in excellent mental condition and recovering well with antibiotics and rest. meanwhile, trump, giving america health. the candidate surprised the audience of a show as well as the doctor on that show by revealing rus of a physical exam. full details are not made public until tomorrow. trump told the doctor he wants to lose 15 pounds. and an as you yens member young are told cnn trump's cholesterol was low are than his. trump admits he tabs assistantins to keep it down. >> maria: hilary clinton is campaign trail tomorrow after suffering from pneumonia. >> reporter: she was supposed to be

in your vote, florida attorney general pam bondi is defending the donation she received from republican presidential candidate donald trump. three years ago, he gave $25,000 for her re-election. it came at the same time her office decided not to pursue legal action against um against university. she insists it was not a payment for her to look the other way. >> i wish i had come out in front of you early on and say, i guess i just knew there was nothing improper. i'm a career prosecutor. i am proud. i will never let any money of anyone affect what i do. >> at the time of the donation, the new york attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against of fraud in the seminars. >>> hurricane hermine took a terrible toll on florida's sea turtle population. the numbers are out this morning giving us a better idea of how many nests were destroyed. the storm washed away 686 nests across sarasota county. researchers explain that means thousands of baby sea turtles were likely killed in the storm. >>> and some possibly exciting news for downtown tampa. some new plans could bring more people and bus

donald trump has paid a $2,500 penalty to the irs for an improper donation to florida attorney general pam bondi'sreelection campaign. according to a reporting. he gave $25,000 to bondi in 2013, and an illegal contribution. trurm officials told t trump officials said they were honest mistakes. he has now paid the irs a 10% tax contribution, and has personally don't natur personally -- bondi had said she was considering joining a lawsuit against trump university. bondi ultimately decided not to investigate complaints against trump u, a decision she says had nothing to do with the donations on the trump foundation. and joining me now to discuss this, is radio host fernan fernand armandi. this sounds very interesting timing-wise. >> it's a little bit fishy, doesn't it, joy? but here again where what i find so interesting about this is you have donald trump making the case for the rationale, joy, that he needs to be the next president of the united states because of his competence, because he's a businessman, because he's going to win so much he's going to make your head spin. but here again another m

if you're watching news channel >>> florida attorney general pam bondi is at the center of a donation scandal involving republican presidential candidate donald trump. trump is accused of making an illegal contribution in 2013 through his non-profit foundation. the $25,000 donation came four days after she announced she was considering investigation into the now defunked trump university. bondy the never did investigate. >>> more emails are released surrounding hillary rodham clinton. only this time around, democrats are behind this. house democrats released an email exchange between clinton and former secretary of state collin powell. in the email, he advised her on the use of personal email and admitted he used a perm computer to communicate without going through state department servers. an fbi investigation. the director called her actions careless. >>> tensions are rung high this morning between the united states and -- are running high this morning between the united states and russia. this isn't the first run-in this year either. russian jets buzzed a u.s. navy ship in the sea

trace. >> reporter: megyn, at the time florida attorney general pam bondi was looking into complaintsrump institute, which is an affiliate of trump university. in 2013, bondi's office confirmed to the orlando sentinel that it was considering joining a new york state inquiry into trump u. but just days after bondi's campaign got a $25,000 donation from the trump foundation, bondi decided not to pursue the case because of, quote, insufficient grounds. both donald trump and pam bondi strongly deny there was any type of bribe or quid pro quo, but the two camps differ on how the donation came about. a spokesman for pam bondi told the associated press back in june that not only did she speak to donald trump, she personally asked him for the money. but trump recalls it differently. watch. >> i've never even -- i never spoke to her. first of all, she's beyond reproach. she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. ever. >> pam bondi? >> she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. never. >> reporter: that was five nevers by the way. trump acknowledges knowing pam bondi

he was slammed for donating to a group tied to florida attorney general pam bondi. >> the trump foundation has been fined for illegal activity when it made a political contribution to the attorney general of florida at the time she was being asked by her constituents to investigate trump university. reporter: trump bashes the clinton foundation daily and denies any collusion while singing bondi *'s praises. the first of three presidential debates is in 19 days and the only vice president debate is a week after that. reporter: carl cameron reporting. donald trump is campaigning in the battle ground state of north carolina tonight, and there he is. you are looking at live pictures. according to the real clear politics polling average. clinton leads trump by 1 point in the state of north carolina. trump is at the greeneville convention center. let's listen in. >> let's go to a country and make their product and sell it without any tax or tariff. so we end up with a tremendous loss of taxes and tremendous unemployment. we get nothing. we get nothing. you know what? if they knew there was retri

irs for violating tax law for a $25,000 donation for a campaign group tied to florida attorney general pam bondi. the money came as bondi's office investigated an allegation into donald trump university. though never opened one. >> she's a fine person, never spoke to her about anything, never. >> reporter: the trump foundation told us the donation was the result of a series of foundation the full $25,000. next up for donald trump, north carolina where he's currently down four points. kate? >> katie tur, thanks so much. a programming note, this wednesday, nbc news along with iraq and afghanistan veterans of america will host hillary clinton and donald trump back to back for a live prime time forum focused exclusively on issues the next president will have to confront as commander in chief. that is wednesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern, right here on nbc and msnbc. >>> turning overseas now where president obama held what could be his last ever meeting with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, during a tense face to face on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in china, the two clashed over the issues of sy

controversy continues to swirl around donald trump and his campaign contribution to florida attorney general pam bondi. his $25,000 donation came shortly before bondi declined to investigate accusations of wrong doingy others who got money from trump declined to investigate. the timing of the bondi contribution has been called into question on several occasions, back in the news this time because trump's camign confirmed it resulted in trump paying the irs a $2500 penalty. candace mccowan is joining us in studio to talk more about this. the story goes on and on, i question iune. >> reporter: it not going away, bondi is still defending trump's contribution saying she asked for it. >> he is gaming the system. >> that is the call fm democrats with questions about the $25,000 donation from the donald trump foundation, bondi telling keith at rnc in july... >> political witch hunt, nobody is going to bully me, threatening me and accusing me of things that are not true. >> bondi explaining she requesd trump to a super pack supporting herment >> of course i ask-- her. >> of course i asked donald trump for a c

in 20-13, the foundation donated 25-thousand dollars to florida attorney general pam bondi's campaign. bondi's office was considering legal action against trump university. she never sued trump but says the donation had nothing to do with it. it's back to business tomorrow for democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton... she will be back on the campaign trail tomorrow-- after sitting out to recover from pneumonia. behalf. bill clinton says his wife has been "feeling great." the south is preparing for another tropical storm... meanwhile-- more than a thousand people are evacuated from taiwan in wake of super typhoon meranti. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the details. china is now issuing a red alert as the typhoon makes its way north of taiwan. the typhoon -- pounding on the island. officials say the storm has weakened, but it's still capable of bringing winds of torrential rains. nearly 400 flights have been canceled to the area, train services have been suspended and schools and offices across southern taiwan are closed. two people have been hurt and more than 260-

another issue, a $25,000 political donation to a superpac linked to florida attorney general pam bondy. around the time her office considered, but never opened, a fraud investigation into trump university.

wally) florida democrats have now filed a complaint the way he donated to supporters of attorney general pam bondi. (wally the chair of the state democratic party says trump violated state law in 20-13. the trump foundation gave 25-thousand dollars to a group called "and justice for all".. which promoted bondi's re-election campaign. but that donation violated federal tax law because charities cannot contribute to political causes. so earlier this year, trump personally reimbursed his committee. the complaint claims that reimbursment is a of a state law. we asked our political editor craig patrick if this will have any real impact on the trump campaign: the complaint doesn't go into the ?relationship between trump and bondi instead, it focuses on how campaign money moved around. (jen) happening today: the new i-phone 7 hits store shelves... and already, people are waiting in line... ready to get their hands on the new, must-have device. (jen - we sent a photographer to international plaza early this morning... you can see dozens of people waiting outside for the mall to open. apple stores and cell

the organization gave 25,000 to a group supporting florida general pam bondi. she asked for the money after her office received complaints from people who said they were scammed by the now defunct trump university. bo bondi's office never sued trump. of new documents by hackers. the data includes spreadsheets allegedly featuring a list of dnc donors and their personal information. other documents apparently showcase the committee's information technology setup and how its network passed multiple security scams. officials are working to determine if the documents are authentic. >>> ahead, on "cbs this morning," "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page will be in studio 57 to discuss the help decide this election. >>> russia is accused of releasing confidential american tests of olympians. the files were stolen from the world anti-doping agency. the group blames russia when had many athletes banned from doping. margaret brennan shows us how u.s. athletes are now defending themselves. >> reporter: four-time gold medalist simone biles and venus those whose me

. >> we're going to make that foundation made a political contribution to florida attorney general pam bondi in 2013 when she was considering joining a investigation in trump university. >> i have a lot of respect for her. >> reporter: the republican nominee now says he'll participate in all three presidential debates against clinton, the first of which takes place at the end of the month. and clinton will campaign in florida today where she's expected to address her plan to keep the country safe. donald trump is stumping for votes in virginia. anne-marie. >> hena daniels, here in new york, thank you so much, hena. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll discuss the election with susan page, the washington bureau chief for "usa today." >>> longtime conservative activist phyllis schlafly who helped defeat the equal rights amendment died at the age of 92. schlafly died yesterday of schlafly endorsed donald trump. in a statement released last night, trump said, she was a patriot. a champion for women and symbol of strength. her legacy will live on in the movement she led and the millions she

. >>> florida attorney general pam bondi is playing defense this morning. >> she is accused of taking a bribe from donald trump. and in the next half hour, what she has to say in her defense. >>> and he takes a knee during the national anthem and now one football player claims what is happening to him now is proof on the 8s is just three minutes >>> it's time for weather and traffic on the 8s. everybody's dry this morning. it's a little on the warm side as you look from the wfla towercamera. it's 9 degrees. with a dew point of 75. and again, mid-70-degree dew point is steamy. and having said that, in the things are slightly drier. so still hot with a high of 90, just fewer storm, only a 30% rain chance and a low overnight of 76. >>> downtown tampa, i want to remind you about construction that has kicked off. channelside drive, left lane taken away. construction around morgan and the left lane is taken away from florida to jefferson due to construction. it's that revitalization in downtown. and construction through the spring of 2018 on florida hall, one lane taken away. use a little p

. > florida attorney general pam bondi is playing defense this morning. >> she is accused of taking a bribe from donald trump. and in the next half hour, what she has to say in her defense. >>> and he takes a knee during the national anthem and now one football player claims what is happening to him now is proof that he is making a point. >>> first, weather and traffic >>> it's time for weather and traffic on the 8s. it's still dark as we look over the river in downtown tampa. a pretty morning, just on the humid side. 79degrees at tampa international airport. dew point of 75. mid-70-degree dew points. that's steamy. i checked in with wendy in brooksville. she says it's 47 degrees. and while it wi humid throughout the day with a high of 90, not as many storms. only a 30% chance due to drier air in the upper levels of the atmosphere. >> that was a beautiful picture there of downtown tampa. >>> and tampa, your drive downtown looks good. we do have construction on channelside and florida avenue a side from that, a good drive. the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes to cross it. traf