came after cnn rebroadcast higbie's remarks to radio shows, as recently as 2016, in which higbie saysblack people suffer from lax morality and that they think that breeding is a form of employment. higbie led the pro-trump great america pac and served as a surrogate for then-candidate donald trump in 2016, when he defended trump's proposed registry of muslims by citing world war ii japanese-american internment camps. the trump administration clear the way thursday for health care workers to refuse to provide services, including abortions, gender affirming surgery, and contraception that run counter to their stated moral or religious convictions. this is the head of the newly-formed office of civil rights inside the health and human services department. >> we are seeing with the launch of this division, you do not need to shed your religious identity, shed your moral convictions to be part of the public square. everyone is entitled to an equal seat. amy: naral pro-choice america blasted the move, tweeting -- "despite the name, this division isn't actually here to enforce religious free

then i found out that higbie made that appearance. there, when he was on the show, he made all these birther comments and i sort of started looking step by step by step, if he had done other shows, what kind of comments he made. we didn't even play the most offensive stuff. the birther stuff turned out to be the least offensive thing that we found. >> he has now apologized and dropped out of this appointment. right? >> he dropped out. we contacted them yesterday around noon by about 6:00 p.m., we were told that he had resignedffective immediately. >> he issue aid statement, tweeted a statement. i know you have it. read it to our viewers. >> so, he basically said i'm sorry that my words -- eapolohe apologized sort of very -- he apologized that he made them, sorry what i said in 2013. those words do not reflect who i am or what i stand for. i regret saying them. he basically went on to say he told the white house he was resigning so he won't basically distract the message. >> from the president's many successes, he said, #noexcuses. and

higby was serving as chief of external affairs for amer core. what were the shocking comments?are some uncovered by cnn. >> it's a lax of morality. the taxpayers are tired of supporting government checks to going to these people who think breeding is a form of employment. >> i was called anis llama phone the other day. i said i'm not afraid of them. i don't like them. big difference. they're like, well, you're racist. fine. if that's the definition of it, you guess i am. >> during the 2016 campaign, higby appeared as a guest on cnn and other networks as a trump supporter. >>> a brutal flu season is gripping america. it is is spreading in every state but hue high. 149 out of every 100,000 americans hospitalized. doctors are urging people to get a flu shot even though the vaccine is not working as effectively as hoped this year. missouri is the hardest hit state with 40,000 cases. this time last year missouri had just about 6,000 cases. >>> new details in the horrific case of 13 siblings who prosecutors say were held captive and tortured by their parents in their california home.

higbie is part of americorp. >>> and the consumer watch dog wants zero dollars. the trump administration not asking the federal reserve for not a cent. this is the watch dog that protecting consumers against credit card lenders and shady operat operato operators. the chief asked for 87 million there are for the prior quarter. but interim director said the money the bureau has will cover expenses for the second fiscal quarter. the head of allied, a consumer watch dog group, calls the request the clear signal he is trying to dismantle the program. >>> we are live in china and the middle east and europe to explain the view of declining u.s. leadership. >>> one year into the donald trump presidency and new polling shows the world confidence in the u.s. has plunged. look at the gallop poll across 124 countries. slipping behind china. just three points ahead of russia and down and this is the important part. down nearly 20 points from obama's last year in office. >> we have reporters weighing in. starting with matt rivers here in china. >> reporter: good morning. the v

it sent a panic throughout that entire state, former navy seal carl higby.lian: the 80-dollar mistake that has sarah sanders calling out alexa. bp is taking safety to new heights. using drones and robots offshore so engineers can stop potential problems before they start. because safety is never being satisfied and always working to be better. >> good morning and welcome back, look at the video, a father lowering his child in manhole after state of hawaii was bracing for ballistic missile attack, many images showing the widespread panic that grip it is island for 38 minutes. officials confirmed it was an error, but how does something like this happen? joining us now is former navy seal and chief of external affairs, carl hegby, carl, thank you for joining us. how, it's hard for a lot of people to wrap their minds around on this happening, the wrong button was pushed. >> yeah, i have no idea. the good news is the system works. jillian: for 38 minutes you had people crying and you had the money lowering his child into a manhole. >> the issue is they're going t