i'm george howell. the u.s.o be perfecting the art of ignoring, but he's not the only one, as cnn's jeanne moos shows us. >> mr. president -- >> reporter: the art of ignoring. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: translation, don't ask. president trump was mute when it came to judge roy moore. >> should roy moore resign, mr. president? do you believe his accusers? >> reporter: with a wave -- >> should roy moore drop out? >> reporter: with a thumbs up the president thumbed his nose at the questions. >> do you believe the accusers of roy moore, mr. president? >> should roy moore drop out, sir? >> reporter: why has the president dropped out of answering? >> look, for anyone who doesn't know why donald trump is reluctant to talk about roy moore's allegations, i have an "access hollywood" tape i'd like to sell you. >> reporter: but at least the president hasn't actually run. when it comes to getting answers, running down a stairwell doesn't bode well. if nothing else, alabama congressman mo brooks got a good workout.

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> it is 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast, and change seems imminent in zimbabwe as the pressure builds on the nation's long time president to step down. robert mugabe is barely clinging to power, his own party reportedly discussing a vote of no confidence on his leadership. all of this following wednesday's military coup. mr. mugabe has been under house arrest and people have been making their voices heard on the streets. this was the scene in the nation's capital of harare. a mass demonstration. thousands of people rallying, demanding the president resign. let's get the very latest live in harare this hour. we know that negotiations are still ongoing between members of mr. mugabe's own party and the military. where do things stand right now? >> reporter: well, george, just after 5 past 11:00 in the morning. we know the headlines on in sunday after a momentous day in harare are all saying that, yes, they're meeting to discuss mr. mugabe's final depar

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news. 3:00 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast. this story out of zimbabwe. it appears president robert mugabe's resignation could become official at any time now. a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations says a resignation letter has been drafted. mr. mugabe has agreed to the terms and the letter must now be sent to the speaker of parliament. remember, all of this comes after the president's own party threatened to impeach him if he didn't step down in the coming hours. he's been under house arrest since an apparent military coup that took place last week. cnn is live in harare, zimbabwe. david mckenzie on the story in that nation's capital. and david, what more are you learning about the nature of this letter and what might be part of the agreement? >> reporter: well, this source telling us, george, that there is an agreement of some kind between the military and robert mugabe what is been under house deten

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i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we begin with violent protests taking place in pakistan. nation called in the army, but protesters in the capital city of islamabad are not backing down. clashes broke out saturday when police tried to remove them from a major intersection. at least two people were killed, and the protests spread to other cities. >> for more now, cnn's sophia safe ifty is in islamabad and js us with more. have police been able to quell the protests at all? >> reporter: no, natalie, they have not. and the situation is such, like you said earlier, the army has been called in. so you have the paramilitary troops in. the numbers have increased at this important interchange between the capital of islamabad and its twin city. so now you're seeing -- we're seeing a lot more protesters out there, camped on the streets, on the main roads off the capital along with the fact is that the police were unarmed. yesterday, they were using tear gas

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> 3:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the u.s. president donald trump in vietnam this day. the issue of trade front and center there. mr. trump telling leaders at the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit the u.s. will no longer engage in large economic trade agreement that he says ties the u.s. hands. instead he said the u.s. would engage in one-on-one trade deals with any country in the region that abides by fair trade rules and that it would shutout any countries that don't. >> we are not going to let the united states be taken advantage of anymore. i am always going to put america first the same way that i expect all of you in this room to put your countries first. >> the america first message tailored for a different audience there. beyond the president's message to world leaders, there's been another lingering question. will mr. trump meet with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin. there are confusing signals on that front. the white house

i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you this hour.house says there is no comparison between senator al franken and president donald trump regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. u.s. president secretary sarah sanders brushed off with reporters saying the distinction is, quote, senator al franken has admitted wrongdoing, the president hasn't. >>> russia has vetoed another u.n. resolution to extend an independent probe into syria's use of chemical weapons. it's the third time in a month that russia has used its veto power to derail the investigations. moscow claims the probes would be biased against syria. >>> in zimbabwe, thousands of people are marching the streets demanding that nation's president robert mugabe resign. he was put under house arrest under apparent military coup wednesday. the military says it will allow anti-mug baby marches as long as it remains peaceful. >>> resigning, lebanon prime minister's saad hariri has arrived in paris. he will meet with macron saturday and return on sunday for independent day celebration

i'm george howell. russia has rejected another u.n.olution to extend an investigation into syria's use of chemical weapons. it's the third time in the last month that russia has used its vee to power to derail the joint investigative mechanism. russia claim the probe is bias. >> russia's veto, its second in 24 hours, shows us that russia has no interest in finding common ground with the rest of this council to save the j.i.n. russia will not agree to my mechanism that might shine a spotlight on the use of chemical weapons by its allies, the syrian regime. it's a simple and shameful as that. >> this third veto in a month clearly exposes russia's determination to protect their syrian ally, whatever the harm that causes. to the ban on the use of chemical weapons, to the wider international system of rules, to russia's own reputation. >> the u.s. and the uk blasting the russian veto in that situation. now, moving on to the lebny prime minister, hariri has arrived in pariser for talks. he abruptly announced his resignation. the prime minist

i'm george howell. in u.s.ere are new concerns for the republican senate candidate roy moore. the editorial board of "the birmingham news ," alabama's largest newspaper, it is now endorsing moore's opponent. democrat doug jones, in that race. moore is facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct from decades ago. allegations that he denies. the paper says, quote, this election has become a referendum on whether we will accept this kind of behavior from our leaders. also says a vote for roy moore sends the worst kind of message to alabamans struggling with abuse. now some religious leaders in alabama say he is unfit for office, but roy moore is not backing down as cnn's nick valencia reports for us. >> it has been a difficult week and a half for roy moore and his campaign in the face of the sexual assault allegations, however, the republican senate candidate has remained defiant as have his most ardent supporters. it was just yesterday that kayla moore was joined by 30 or 40 women who say they personally kno

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "newsro "newsroom" starts right now. >>> 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the u.s. president en route to the next stop. during the trip throughout asia, before he left the apec summit in vietnam, he talked with vladimir putin. the kremlin says that mr. putin and president trump did meet. they did approve a joint statement on syria. the two spoke again at the apec in vietnam and appeared friendly. this despite probes here in the united states on russian meddling on the 2016 election. >> they agreed there is no military solution to the syrian conflict and they must push for peace through the u.s. sponsored geneva talks. the white house has yet to confirm any of that. >> our reporters are covering the story from every angle. we have jill dougherty in moscow and ivan watson in hanoi. let's talk with nic robertson. nic, we saw the presidents. trump and putin crossing paths several times. we hear from the kremlin on the joint statement on syria. what more can you tell us about the substanc

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "newsroom" starts right now. >> it is 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. around the world, good day to you. we begin with what is described as the worst terror attack in egypt's history. the nation's military claims to have found and killed at least some of the terrorists behind the bombing of a soufi mosque. this happened in the sinai peninsula. >> officials promised retaliation after gunmen killed at least 235 people on friday. the attackers used explosive toes draw worshippers out of the mosque and then gunned them down. even targeting those who came to help. >> cnn's ian lee followed the story in the region the for us. officials are saying that the air force struck several vehicles carrying mill taptds. what more can you tell us? >> gormg, egypt's military launched an operation. shortly after this attack, president sisi convened an emergency session and ordered the military to take action. they said they were combing the desert looking for the perpetrators inv

. >> and i'm george howell, 5:00 a.m. in the u.s. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> and we begin in egypt, the egyptian air force says it found and destroyed vehicles involved in from's terror attack in northern sinai, killing at least some of the terrorists thought to be responsible. >> they carried out the brutal well-planned attack at a sufi morph detonating explosives to draw people out and then opening fire as they all ran out. even ambushing ambulances that showed up to help. by the end, at least 235 people were killed, making this the deadliest terror attack in recent history. cnn's ian lee followed the story and is joining us live. ian, the air force said it struck several vehicle carrying mitt tants. what more can you tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, this decision was may by president abdul fatah assi assisi. the military, and the air force combing the desert looking for the people, the military last night said they were able to find some of the trucks that were used, they say in this attack. no one has claimed respon

i'm george howell. >>> the u.s.resident donald trump in japan on the first stop after nearly two week long tour of asia. soon after his arrival, he went to a country club near tokyo to play golf with the japanese prime minister. president trump next travels to south korea. >>> saudi arabia says that it has intercepted a missile aimed at the capital city of riyadh. they blame houthi rebels in yemen for saturday's attack who says did not injure anyone there. in response saudi arabia launched an air strike on sanaa, yemen's capital. a committee cost several top ministers their jobs in saudi arabia. cnn has also learned multiple princes, ministers, and foreign ministers have been detained. the crown prince is headed up that committee, which is said to consolidate his security powers. he is also saudi arabia's defense minister. >>> lebanon is facing a political vacuum after the c country's prime minister resigned. hariri fears for his life and blames iran. the saudi arabia backs hariri and which supports hezbollah. israe

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i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen.bout the trump campaign contacts with russia. carter page says he met the deputy prime minister and they changed a kind of hello while he was in moscow during the campaign. >>> isis is steadily losing its gain in iraq and syria. on friday, iraqi forces reclaim the terror group's last strong hold. and army liberated the town of deir ezzor. the last victories come weeks after isis lost it's self proclaimed capital. >>> and spain issues an arrest warrant for catalan leaders. they all failed to attend a court hearing on thursday over the bid for independence. puigdemont will cooperate with the judiciary. >>> president trump and his wife paid respects on friday in pearl harbor, hawaii. mr. trump has stopped in hawaii on the way to asia. the 12-day trip to the pacific rim will mark the first trip to the region as u.s. president. ahead of president trump's trip, the u.s. is flexing its muscle in the region. including b-1 bombers at the korean peninsula and the several bomber mission. >> cnn w

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen.ple are dead, two others seriously injured after a factory explosion in eastern china. the state news agency says the blast collapsed nearby buildings and sent more than 30 people to the hospital. emergency workers are on the scene. no word yet on the cause. >>> authorities in indonesia are warning planes to steer clear of this, the giant ash cloud over bali. this is the mount agung volcano as it continues to erupt. a number of flights have been canceled or delayed or diverted to other airports in the region because of it. >>> in pakistan, state media report troops have mobilized near a protest site in the capital islamabad to provide backup for police. police trying to clear the key intersection on saturday, which led to violent clashes. demonstrators occupied the site for more than two weeks, calling for the justice minister to step down. >>> 305 people including 27 children are now confirmed dead in the worst terror attack on egyptian soil. gunmen surrounded a mosque during friday p

i'm george howell. >> i am natalie allen. u.s.resident donald trump is set to arrive in manila, the philippines, on his final leg of his trip across asia. he feels russia did not interfere in the election. but mr. trump added that he stands by u.s. intelligence agencies who have concluded russia did meddle in the election. >>> u.s. senate candidate roy moore of alabama is again slamming allegations of sexual misconduct from almost 40 years ago. on saturday, the republican judge said it was a smear tactic. he called the allegation quote, completely false and misleading. >>> spain's prime minister is set to attend an event ahead of the regional election. this comes as thousands rallied, demanding the release of members of the secessionist movement. >>> mass graves containing victims of isis executions have been discovered in iraq's kirkuk province. the iraqi military says witnesses to the atrocities led them to those graves. at least 400 people were found there. kirkuk's governor wants the u.n. to help identify the bodies through dn

i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. u.s.ald trump and his wife melania paid their respects friday at the uss arizona memorial in pearl harbor, hawaii. mr. trump stop there had on his way to asia. the 12 day trip to five nations in the pacific rim is his first in the region as u.s. president. >> but hanging over that trip, new details about the trump campaign's contacts with russia. the former campaign adviser carter page says that he met russia's deputy prime minister in a kind of "hello" while in moscow during last year's campaign. >>> and isis is looksing its fo hold in iraq and syria. the syrian army and its allies liberated a town just weeks after they lost raqqah. >>> a u.s. soldier will not go to prison for deserting his army post in afghanistan in 2009. instead, bowie bergdahl was dishonorably discharged, his rank reduced. the tald ban held him captive for five years. president trump called the sentence a complete and total disgrace. >>> mr. trump's first trip as president to asia comes amid escalating essentials with

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. >> and i'm george howell. u.s.sident donald trump is in manila, the philippine capital, and it is the fifth and final stop of his asian tour. earl ye earlier in hanoi, he spoke out about the russian meddling in the u.s. election in 2016. mr. trump clarified his remarks and said he believes russian president vladimir putin is sincere in his denials. listen. >> i believe that he feels that he and russia did not meddle in the election. as to whether i believe it or not, i'm with our agencies, especially as currently constituted with our leadership. i believe in our intel agencies, our intelligence agencies. i've worked with them very strongly. there weren't 17 as was previously reported. there were actually four. but they were saying there were 17. there were actually four. but as currently led by fine people, i believe very much in our intelligence agencies. >> after trading insults on twitter, president trump spoke out on north korea while in vietnam. mr. trump said a relationship with north korea's leader, kim jong

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george dash, earnest berger, richard curran, john curling, wernor theel, and at 22, the baby, bert howells english so they could blend in easily. it was foggy here on this beach that night in '42 when a german u-boat delivered four nazi saboteurs and a boatload of explosives. their mission, the destruction of key installations vital to america's war effort and to terrorize the american people. one man stood between success and failure of this nazi invasion. find out what happened when the saboteurs met a 21-year-old coast guardsman. that's next on "war stories." ♪imagine no possessions ♪i wonder if you can ♪no need for greed or hunger ♪a brotherhood of man ♪imagine all the people ♪sharing all the world...you, ♪you may say i'm a dreamer ♪but i'm not the only one ♪i hope some day you'll join us♪ ♪and the world will live as one♪ >>> on may 26, 1942, the eight nazi saboteurs were poised to launch their attacks on america.

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george. >> amy robach, thanks very much. over to robin. >> joining us two people who saw that terrifying attack, andrew howell and babatunde ogunny, thankou both for joining us. how are you doing? i imagine you're still processing what you saw, andrew. >> it's pretty shocking. i mean, this is a place of recreation, a place of repose, you know, i work nearby. use this bike path all the time and certainly not something you expect to see. >> no, and you go to college right down -- >> i go to the borough of manhattan community college which is right across the street. >> you were between classes. >> yes. >> what did you see? >> so, we walked over to the pier. like i said, it's a recreational area. a lot of people walking to dogs, you know, just walk around the area, et cetera. and we had been sitting there and you just see a white truck at the light and it's kind of revving its engine and thinking why is this person being so aggressive. what's going on? he proceeds to jump the curb, hits two people. and then at that point, it was, like, did he lose control of the vehicle? what's going on? what's happening? and then later, maybe ten seconds