epstein ever took the stand. >> jeffrey epstein -- okay, so you're saying jeffrey epstein had a lot to lose. are you saying -- was he afraid of other people? >> i'm saying other people had a lot to lose. >> i'm sorry, okay, i just wanted to make sure i clarified that. was jeffrey epstein afraid of anyone with all of this mystery, with all of these powerful people? >> well, i think not being able to go -- not getting bail was very significant for him. kara talked about pressure mounting because if he -- the moment he was stuck in jail he was no longer able to continue to pay people, including people like lawyers, household staff, people who over the years would have been loyal to jeffrey epstein who, you know, prosecutors have been very clear that he has had a track record of paying off anyone he thought might talk about him, and i think that that created a real jeopardy for him. you know, his pilots were getting lawyered up, so that tells you he must have been sitting there wondering for the first time perhaps who was going to turn on him. >> do you believe that some of the others w

vu news live from berlin lawmakers in the united states demand answers after disgraced billionaire jeffrey epstein dies in jail in an apparent suicide he was facing sex trafficking charges that could have implicated the rich and powerful also coming up on calling police used tear gas after protests turned violent this comes after activists define a ban on demonstrations and throw rocks at officers it's the 10th weekend of anti-government demonstrations in the territory. and separatists take control of yemen's temporary capital their former saudi backed allies are calling it a coup and have launched airstrikes. i married and stan it's good to have you with us lawmakers in the u.s. are demanding answers following the death in prison of disgraced financier geoffrey epstein there's been widespread skepticism as to how he could have taken his own life in a high security federal prison just weeks after an apparent previous suicide attempt the f.b.i. is now investigating his death. the fallout is intense the reaction beyond painful and afraid to come forward so are. all the girls i feel really gu

two of jeffrey epstein's alleged representstwo of jeffrey epstein's alleged victims.hen we come back, we wiwill met to new york legislators who hehelped pass a landmark bill ts week to have survivors of childhood sex abuse in york to sue their perpetrators even if the statutes of limitations had run out. they, too, are both survivors of childhood sexual assault themselves. stay with us. ♪ [music break] this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: hundreds of child sex abuse victims filed lawsuits in new york on wednesday. under a new state law, the child victims act, survivors of childhood sexual abuse in new york, who previously could not bring their perpetrators to court due to statutes of limitations, will now be able to do so for the next year. lawsuits were filed against the catholic church, the boy scouts, a number of schools and hospitals, as well as the estate of jeffrey epstein.. amy: wasas signed into law in february. this is part of a psa released by safe horizon on the c child victimims act. it features assemblywoman yuh-line niou

this brings an end in the case of jeffrey epstein. but there are the possibilities, that his co-conspirators, people involved with him potentially facing charges. we say documents that named ghislaine maxwell, an alleged associate of his that she took part in and recruited alleged girls to take part with jeffrey epstein. >> it really does, and quite striking that his death came within 24 hours of those documents being released. a lot of people reading a lot into that and maybe they should not. stephanie gosk, thank you, and kelly o'connell traveling with the president. lisa, let's start with you, with some of your clients, following the news, what are they saying? what's the reaction? >> yes, i have a brief statement from one of my clients. she says, i will never have a sense of closure now. i'm angry as hell that the prison could have allowed this to happen. that i, his other victims will never see him face the consequences for his horrendous actions. i hope whoever allowed this happen also faces some kind of consequence. you stole f

billionaire and accused sex offender jeffrey abstain has been found dead in his prison cell apparently having killed himself at the scene was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges that he's been accused of abusing dozens of young girls the f.b.i. is now investigating the circumstances of his death. also coming up. a russian politic opposition politician arrested and many more are detained by police as protests flare up again in moscow thousands of people have been taking to the streets in the past month demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run in the election for the city council. and police in hong kong fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters as they defied warnings to cancel a march in the french demonstrations come after the city's leader vowed not just to grant protesters any concessions. thanks for joining us i'm there and i have seen the disc raised us financier jeffrey epstein has been found dead in his new york prison cell officials said his death was an apparent suicide epstein was jailed last month on sex trafficking charges and was being held without bai

brought against jeffrey epstein can continue against jeffrey epstein's estate.e on the civil cases we turn to our next guest, attorney lisa bloom who has been handling some of the civil lawsuits against jeffrey epstein. lisa, thank you very much for joining us tonight. what happens to your cases now? >> well, we are filing this week on behalf of two jeffrey epstein victims. i've heard from about five more over the weekend. our clients for the last few weeks before his death, we decided it was more important to cooperate with the criminal investigation. and so that's what we were doing. we thought that should have priority. now that he's passed away there's no reason why we shouldn't go forward with the civil case. i want everybody to know that civil cases can go forward even after the defendant dies. you simply proceed against the estate of the person who died. and there's a wonderful coincidence which is that in the state of new york this week a window is opening up of an extended statute of limitations, which means more time to sue if you were a victim of chil

banned jeffrey epstein from mar-a-lago from more than a decade ago. a lot of speculation and a lot of crazy talk out here. one thing we do know is the federal government department of justice has begun an investigation through the fbi and the department of justice inspector general. jo? >> mike viqueira, thank you so much. >>> just a little bit, we will take a look at the legal fallout from jeffrey epstein's death. how his alleged accusers will still be able to seek justice. >>> now a race to the white house. a big weekend. 2020 contenders are all in iowa for the most part and wisconsin. in a few hours these democratic hopefuls will be maeking their pitches all across the state. this comes as demands for gun control legislation grow on the heels of mass shootings a week ago. >>> senator elizabeth warren is introducing a new plan to curb gun violence and that includes background checks, a ban on assault weapons and prohibiting anyone convicted of a hate crime from owning a gun. and gun control very much front and center overall as 16 candidates join a

accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein has died by suicide. good day and welcome to "weekends with alex witt." alex has the weekend off. >>> jeffrey epstein was discovered dead in a manhattan cell this morning. three months ago he was found almost dead after what was called an suicide attempt. the 66-year-old was being held on charges of sex trafficking girls as young as 14 to other rich and powerful men. first, nbc news contributing correspondent jonathan dietz, he joins us live on the phone with the details. jonathan, start from the beginning and talk about the discovery this morning that epstein was dead. >> yes, well, the bureau of prisons has now put out an official statement confirming his death. they say it happened around 6:30 this morning, that epstein was found in his cell. numerous sources, five sources now telling us it was death by hanging, that's the apparent cause, and that ems was called. he was transported from the mcc around 6:30 this morning to a downtown hospital where about an hour later, around 7:30, he was producedceenou

billionaire jeffrey epstein is found dead in his prison cell before he was set to face sex trafficking charges that could have been the rich and powerful. and a russian opposition politician is arrested and many more are detained by police as protests flare up again in moscow. welcome to the program. a saudi led coalition says it has launched air strikes targeting southern separatists in yemen after they broke ranks and seized a presidential palace in the 2nd city ada the coalition is calling that a coup and is blaming the united arab emirates which until now had sided with saudi arabia in the 4 year conflict will get the latest from the yeah yeah many capital sanaa in a moment but 1st a look at the development that is apparently split the 2 middle eastern alliance. fighters seeking renewed independence for yemen sites take control of the presidential palace the separatists backed by the united arab emirates say they seized the compound without a fight since 2014 they have been part of the saudi led military coalition fighting the here's the rebels now the allies appear to have turned

this case against jeffrey abstain. but. far from over at this fight his death from an apparent suicide in new york city. the 1st round of german cup matches this season is underway with 2 1st division. already knocked out by lower division opponents mines was defeated by 3rd division side clubs a slot in and out spirit was eliminated by 4th tier monday sees another 4th division team try the almost impossible when cold play at home to bundesliga champions by in munich should be a clear cut affair many say but already has a history of beating the bavarians. has seen better days it actually has 1st division pedigree having played 6 seasons in germany's top league between 200-2009 but then the club began to decline steadily ending up in the semi pro 4th division or regional leak as it's called in germany but hope springs eternal they say in fact the team's coach thinks this draw could have been better for his squad . as a 4th division side knowing that you're not going to go too far in this comp you hope for a draw like this by

they have got the mugshot of jeffrey epstein, disgraced jeffrey epstein found dead in prison.d the great and good. this is why it has spawned conspiracy theories straightaway. 0ne paperthe conspiracy theories straightaway. 0ne paper the express talks about suicide", suggesting there is more to it. he was a friend of the duke of york. bill clinton. donald trump. all of whom have been at some point accused of some involvement in his activities, all three of whom have denied involvement. trump has been tweeting to link clinton to the death which i think is fairly grim. buckingham palace has consistently denied any links. but there is no doubt they were all close friends. clinton was a close friend. he went to his island 27 times. 0ther5 clinton was a close friend. he went to his island 27 times. others as well. when associates of this man are so well. when associates of this man are so powerful, evident there is no proof this stage, people will assumed the worst. there are forces greater than ourselves. interesting stuff. in the meantime, let's rattle through some of the other st

. >>> this morning, new developments in the mystery surrounding jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide. there are a lot of questions about the monitoring he received in jail and the justice department and the fbi are both investigating. >>> plus, the man accused of opening fire inside a walmart inside el paso, texas, reportedly confessed that he was targeting people of mexican descent. >>> and pushing for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban in the wake of recent mass shootings. >>> good morning, everybody, it is monday, august 12th, i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. we start this morning with more questions than answers following the apparent suicide of wealthy jeffrey epstein. multiple people briefed on the investigation telling nbc news that checks on inmates are supposed to take place every 30 minutes or so, but there are questions if there was a delay the night that epstein died. according to nbc news, epstein was not on suicide watch at the time of his death even though he was found unconscious in his cell with marks around his neck three weeks ago. sources

new details in the death of jeffrey epstein today. more questions than answers remain. >>> state fair flurry. democrats descend on iowa. who is up and who is down, next. >>> heightened alarms. threats across the country this weekend in the wake of the two mass shootings last week. we'll bring you the latest. >>> a new warning. russian investigations in spreading racial tensions across america. >>> we begin with new questions surrounding the death of jeffrey epstein, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking and abuse of dozens of underage girls. "the new york times" is reporting today that epstein was taken off suicide watch on july 29th. that's six days after a suspected attempt. officials have not explained yet why this happened. president trump yesterday using his twitter account to retweet a conspiracy theory to his almost 63 million followers casting doubt on the circumstances in which officials say epstein died. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest and the reaction of epstein's accusers. stephanie, good morning. >> good mo

financier jeffrey epstein has been found dead in his new york prison cell officials say his death was an apparent suicide of steam was jailed last month on sex trafficking charges and was being held without bail the f.b.i. is now investigating the circumstances of epstein's death in federal custody. he had already been found injured in a cell a few weeks ago then the multi-millionaire was found dead in the new york jail where he was awaiting trial an apparent suicide. the convicted pedophile was facing up to 45 years behind bars on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. epstein a high powered investor was accused of having sexually abused girls as young as 14 at parties in his palm beach villa where he reportedly passed the girls on to his guests what made the case explosive was the few connections to public figures including british royal prince andrew former u.s. president bill clinton as well as the sitting president donald trump charges were already brought against him in 2008 a controversial plea deal spared him time in prison. if i wasn't afraid to come forward sooner then mayb

and that's exactly where jeffrey epstein was. it's only been a couple of weeks, if that, since he was held without bail. since he had his bail hearing and bail was denied, but far and away, detainees, people awaiting their trial, and particularly people charged and convicted of sexes of sex offenses are at high risk of suicide, more than prisoners who have been convicted and serving their sentence, at super max or minimum security. >> and knowing general what our layman's knowledge of prison culture is, people who are awaiting trial on or been convicted of sex crimes are at bigger risk of being attacked by other inmates. did other inmates have access to the facility. >> i believe he was in a single cell and it's interesting because even the martial service, it's more likely, psychologically, if you have somebody in your cell with you, you're less likely to commit suicide, somebody's there with eyes on you all the time, even if it is another inmate. >> stay with me. don't go anywhere. let me add to the table, jonathan dienst, lisa

now this, jeffrey epstein slips away by killing himself. so i think the government feels that, i'm sure, that they have got to bring closure to this by making certain that everybody, anybody who was involved in this whole sordid period is brought to justice. >> so typically, when you're trying to get to the head of something, you turn people who are lower, and maybe pay less attention to them where they suffer lesser consequences, if jeffrey epstein is the person at the top of something that is a conspiracy, and he's gone, does that mean that the power of the law, the strength of it now focuses on other people who are in there? there are a lot of investigations into who facilitated this. do those people get a brighter light on them? >> oh, i think so. i think they'll get an extremely bright light on them. now that we know -- there's probably a list in this florida deal. i'm sure the federal government has ha list. they know who was exempted out of that deal that jeffrey epstein had back in florida. that's the road map. those are the people

billionaire an accused sex offender jeffrey epstein is found dead in his prison cell apparently having killed himself epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges and had been accused of abusing dozens of young girls the f.b.i. is now investigating the circumstances of his death also coming up a russian opposition politician is arrested and many more people are detained by police as protests flare up again in moscow thousands of people up and taking to the streets in the past month demanding the opposition candidates be allowed to run in elections for the city council. and police in hong kong the fire tear gas said pro-democracy protesters as they define a war next to cancel a march these fresh demonstrations come out of the cities leader found not to ground the protesters any concessions. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen. the disgraced u.s. financier jeffrey epstein has been found dead in his new york prison cell officials say his death was an apparent suicide epstein was jailed last month a sex trafficking charges and was being held without bail the f.b.i. i

appointments available now. >> jeffrey epstein is dead.wondering how it could happen if he's under suicide watch this morning and the case that broke intentionally or unintentionally, big names, some dragged into it. >> we're looking for information on how this could happen. trying to get any information as to when someone is on suicide watch, how something like this can go on. we can confirm that at 6:38 in the morning, the call came in for cardiac arrest. jeffrey epstein was transferred to the a downtown hospital and dead on arrival and that's the extent of what we know this morning. that's all coming in after a significant document dump by the court yesterday, containing numerous allegations by epstein accus accuser saying that she was forced to have sex not only with epstein, but high profile men, george mitchell, former governor richardson and alan dershowitz. all of them denied the allegations and, releasing a statement saying that the allegations were completely false denying he'd met or spoken to her. and dershowitz said he believe

jeffrey epstein is dead. a law enforcement source tells cnn epstein apparently hanged himself in his cell. he had been awaiting trial and was in federal custody in new york. attorney general bill barr was saying he was appalled to learn this news and it raises serious questions that must be answered. here's what we know so far according to authorities. epstein was found unresponsive in his cell this morning around 6:30 eastern time. he was given cpr and rush today the hospital where he was pronounced dead. he was facing numerous federal sex trafficking charges. but yesterday, hundreds of pages of documents were unsealed in federal court in new york. they contained new details of alleged sexual abuse. names are named, including u.s. politicians and a british prince who have all called the claims untrue. we'll have more on that just ahead. let's bring in shimon prokupecz. he was placed on suicide watch, any sense of what changed? >> yeah, those are the big questions now, anna, what changed. we know when he was

but this is different because jeffrey epstein is now gone. and his money presumably is left in a will or a trust. and i'm calling upon his family and colleagues to do the right thing. hold the assets. let the victims come forward with credible claims and prove their claims. and give the victims in jeffrey epstein's death, the justice and the compensation they were denied in his life. i'm sure people around jeffrey epstein, his family and friends, are better human beings than he was. after all, that's a pretty low bar. they are probably more embarrassed they were associated with him. now, do the right thing. let the victims get compensated so they can go on with their lives. >> right. specials those associated with him, what about the rich and powerful and in some cases, famous men implicated in the documents that were unsealed in are these men free and clear now? >> well, there are criminal investigations. those investigations turn on victims coming forward. people call me every day and say, i have information. i don't want to get involved. i

is investigating the apparent suicide of the financier jeffrey epstein and the u.s. bureau of prisons said epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in manhattan jail where he was being held at earlier this morning he was then taken to a hospital in new york where he was pronounced dead but of course everybody is asking have somebody who just 3 weeks ago was found unresponsive in his cell and then had been placed on a 24 hour suicide watch. what's a pairing like committing suicide so many questions are being asked for like i said it looks like the f.b.i. is now investigating jeffrey epstein's death but tell us a bit more about exactly who this man was and what he was charged with. well jeffrey epstein was a billionaire financier originally actually a teacher he had many well known contacts most notably of course u.s. president donald trump former u.s. president bill clinton and even prince andrew from the british royal family so he was somebody who was well known but apparently those where essentially severed. more than a decade ago when the 1st charges against him

of course the shift of focus is to jeffrey epstein. victims those who had accused him of of some very serious crimes indeed what happens now representatives for them have said that they are going to push ahead perhaps with civil action lawsuits but of course it's early days there's also a lot of spotlight now on many of the names that have been mentioned in relation to the investigation into geoffrey epstein many many well known names from the world of politics of business of entertainment so what exactly was their relationship with jeffrey epstein so in the days and weeks. are that are ahead of us i'm sure that we're going to be hearing more and more over where this this case against jeffrey epstein is going to be but it's definitely far from over at the spite his death from an apparent suicide in new york city. that was the years pablo full of us this week the u.n. issued a dire report on the need to change land use to avert a climate catastrophe it warned of the dangers of unsustainable farming and rampant deforestation those are pr

>> the criminal case against jeffrey ep sestein personally i over. if they go after some of his associates, you have to remember there are allegations that several women worked with jeffrey epstein to procure some of the young girls, essentially mad always if you will. so far none of the women have been charged criminally yet, but there's thinking that the u.s. attorney may go after some of these people. so the criminal case, though it is not even there yet, could continue in that direction. there are also civil cases because you have to remember jeffrey epstein is worth at least $500 million. multiple properties in new york, new mexico, palm beach, and he had a private island as well. so you have to think some of the civil cases may proceed forward since now the criminal case against jeffrey epstein is essentially over. a lot of questions still to be had on this, and you have to remember these allegations happened over years. we are talking about multiple, multiple women who say they were abused by jeffrey epstein when they were underage. so still a

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demanding answers after disgraced billionaire jeffrey abstain dies in jail before facing sex trafficking charges that could have implicated the rich and powerful. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program hong kong police have used tear gas as new clashes with protesters broke out across the city police say a protest is ignored warnings to leave and hold bricks at offices before they responded by firing the gas it's the 10th weekend of increasingly violent protests in the territory the demonstrations began in opposition to a wall that would have permitted extradition to mainland china and expanded into calls for more democracy and greater autonomy from china. c.b. kong is in hong kong maybe high what's been happening way you up. now on the right police station in downtown hong kong as you can see out there are still some of the police vans parking right behind me at the falls for all the hard all phone call downtown city because just hours ago police have started that clarence operation where they they have deployed rounds of tear gas to disperse posthaste and cross different districts

. >>> public and political outrage, over the death of jeffrey epstein.questions remain about what he was doing and who might have been involved. >>> five missile tests by north korea in a little over two weeks. why is the president praising kim jong-un and criticizing a close ally? >>> also this hour -- >> i was imagining it was one of them that got shot and the others saw it. >> the 2020 candidates get emotional talking about gun violence while laying out their plans for reform. it's ahead here this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, coming to you live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." jeffrey epstein, the multimillionaire who once boasted a stunning array of famous and powerful friends is dead. epstein was being eheld in jail accused of running a sex trafficking ring. he was found unresponsive in his cell saturday morning and pronounced dead in the hospital. prison officials call it an apparent suicide. his death comes after hundreds of pages of revealing documents was unsealed, detailing sex

jeffrey abstained not long enough facilities to begin. the u.s. military and plans for new intermediate range hypersonic missiles all to pulling out of the i.n.f. treaty with russia and test launching a new.

jeffrey epstein's accusers outraged. >> i really wanted justice. i really wanted him to be put in jail or prison. >> what it now means for the case. what's fueling wild conspiracy theories surrounding his death and finger pointing at the prison. caught off guard. >>> plus, reveal repeal. celebration, jubilation. now contemplation. rethinking gender reveal parties. >> the problem was -- the expectations we're putting on our kids. >> the woman who started it all now having second thoughts about putting a label on baby. but first, the "nightline" five. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight the hunt for answers after the shocking death at the center of one of the country's highest-profile sexual abuse and sex trafficking cases. jeffrey epstein, the wealthy financier who rubbed elbows with some of the world's most powerful men, found dead by an apparent suicide in his jail cell. now the growing outrage from his accusers and officials demanding justice be served. >> i really wanted justice. i really wanted him to take up for wh

federal investigations are under way into the death of jeffrey epstein. officials say he died by apparent suicide in his jail cell. he was in federal custody while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. multiple people familiar with the investigation are telling nbc news epstein was not on suicide watch. his death comes after he was found injured in his jail cell just in late july. he was semi-unconscious at the time and had marks around his neck. sources say he was placed on suicide watch in july but was taken off since then. epstein was indicted last month on federal charges of sex trafficking teenage girls as young as 14 years old. the politically connected investment banker with ties to donald trump, bill clinton, prince andrew and more had pled not guilty to the charges. epstein's death comes one day after nearly 2,000 disturbing court documents were unsealed detailing how he lured young girls in florida and new york. joining us now is jonathan dienst. jonathan, a lot to has been happening. first off a statement from the defense attorney. i

we are exploring right now and we find jeffrey epstein was not on suicide watch.been placed on suicide watch. he had been placed on suicide watch. he had been placed on suicide watch three weeks ago when found in his cell after an apparent attempt at suicide and he was put on attempt at suicide and he was put on a special unit designated in the system for people who are at risk of suicide and he was then taken off that unit on july suicide and he was then taken off that unit onjuly 29. a few days ago he was moved to a separate cell. still a separate facility but he was no longer under 20 four sevenths surveillance. a lot of questions are being asked and we had about this fbi investigation. and the justice department this morning said that the fbi is looking into his death and the bureau of prisons and the justice department have started their own investigations looking into how and whyjeffrey epstein was taken off suicide watch and how this could have been allowed to happen. and he was awaiting trial on the sex trafficking charges and there will be people hoping t

is fundamentally wrong with that is that jeffrey actually.

jeffrey epstein has done some very bad things over a number of years.inue to investigate that. >> okay. so elana the retweet made no mention of further investigating epstein's death, instead pointing the finger at the president's political foes. so is what kellyanne just said white house spin? or is this at the bottom of it the president's way of using yet another tragedy for political advantage? >> i think jeff really hit the nail on the head, fred, when he said this is another way of trump latching on to a political opponent that he really enjoyed sparring with in 2016 and since then he felt he has lacked. i have attended three rallies in the last year and each time "lock her up" chants still ring loudly across the arenas. this is somebody who cannot let go of grievances that he feels were e incurreds on the 2016 trail. the minute clinton's name can be applied to any tangential situation he'll latch on to that. i don't think there's a strategy beyond how much he enjoys invoking her name. >> so conspiracies are one thing and then there are some real le

the last time jeffrey epstein was found with marks on his neck while behind bars.l wasn't being properly monitored and apparently he took his own life. will his victims ever get the justice they deserve? good morning. welcome to "morning joe." monday, august 12. mika has the morning

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not to grant jeffrey epstein bail. you know, told me that she really blamed galen maxwell for what happened to her when she was under age because galen maxwell was -- she sounded so sort of aristocratic, british reassuring she told their mother that she would be a chaperone when she invited annie farmer, then 16 to come and stay with jeffrey epstein. so, you know, a lot of eyes now on galen maxwell. >> does anybody know where she is? >> so i had an e-mail from her in april asking me to meet for coffee. she was obviously in new york at that point. i spoke to a source who i've known for 20 years who's also known galen for 20 years who saw her on a plane around christmas coming back to new york from miami. the source said that she was unrecognizable, quite transformed and that she would not be pinned down on where she was living. >> maxwell and her representatives have previously denied she engaged in sexual abuse or sex trafficking. so joining me now from los angeles, cnn legal analyst and civil rights attorney areva mar

>>> new details on accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. his death by suicide in a jail cell and now questions about that death leading the president to fuel online conspiracy theories. >>> 2020 democratic candidates trying to win votes at the iowa state fair selling their plans on gun safety. >>> happening right now, protesters streaming into hong kong's international airport. the tenth weekend of violent clashing between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers around the united states and around the world. this is "early start." >> it's monday, august 12th. it's 4:00 a.m. in new york, 4:00 p.m. in hong kong, 5:00 p.m. in seoul. and this morning there are questions about how high profile inmate jeffrey epstein was able to kill himself while in federal custody over the weekend. the well-connected multimillionaire was accused of using employees and associates to recruit young girls for him to abuse. epstein was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend. he had been set to go on trial at some point next

we begin with a fox news alert, jeffrey epstein reportedly hung himself in his jail cell.ing details about his death as we learn one of those guards in charged of monitoring him was a substitute. mark meredith joins us from washington is the investigation shifts to the caribbean. >> there are new questions over how jeffrey epstein was able to kill himself in federal custody. the new york post reports the 66-year-old hung himself with a bedsheet. many are asking of guards failed to follow proper procedures by not checking on him every 30 minutes like they are supposed to. epstein had reportedly tried suicide only weeks earlier but was unsuccessful. the associated press reports one of the guards in charge was not a regular corrections officer. it has been reported the metropolitan correctional center is severely understaffed. william barr spoke about epstein's death monday and made it clear he believes officials in charge of the facility have a lot to answer for. >> i was appalled and the whole department was and frankly angry to learn of the mcc's failure to adequately secu

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pa rt jeffrey epstein was involved in.art of this was the fact that he was such a well—connected figure, he knew royalty, a new presidents clinton and trump. donald trump talked about him being a great guy, although he went on to say that jeffrey epstein like them, and lately, on the underside. the president has been trying to distance himself from those comments. that is true for many others. including some prominent individuals like us politicians who we re individuals like us politicians who were named in some court documents that were released in the last week. relating to a civil case that is separate to the criminal case that geoffrey epstein was facing but also very much connected to the charges for which she was being pursued. we will be speaking to new york times columnist ali watkins later in the programme. tens of thousands of people in russia, have taken part in nationwide demonstrations, which organisers say were the biggest the country has seen in almost a decade. the protestors are demanding opposition candi

so, did a psychiatrist say that there was no longer a risk for jeffrey epstein? if so, what were the grounds for that? we need to understand why they took him off suicide watch. i think a lot of people are wondering why. that's going to be a clear and important fact. other questions you raised around what was happening within the functioning of the bureau of prisons. here in new york, in the federal facility, we've had significant issues just with the running of the facility, the brooklyn facility. so, is there also mismanagement coming from the bureau of prisons and how they're managing the facilities now? but at the end of the day, we have to allow the investigations to play out. we simply don't know what happened. and i think it's very dangerous to engage in too significant of a speculation until we get more facts. >> mimi roka, you worked in the southern district. you know that district well. a lot of questions about, did he have special alcohol's to his lawyers? he was paying his attorneys, apparently, to get out of his cell and spend days hours and hours ev

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they look forward not back with jeffrey epstein when he committed his heinous crimes. with very powerful people and on behalf of very powerful people including governors senators prime ministers mother part of your scheme of your brain you build on the lie and you then you take it to a new place and you star referencing your own lies and misconceptions to create ever more elaborate lies and misconceptions as the media keeps coming up with this rooster phobic blaming game but i'm sorry i interrupted but i tell you i want to continue on this story because remember in 2008 in 2009 the aftermath of the financial crash we did have some show trials in congress in order to absolve them and get you know basically get the criminals off the hook and we had the famous goldman sachs sacks of poop that they sold to our pension funds and defrauded pension funds and nobody ever went to jail there was nothing they could do that's when obama said we need to look forward not back here 17 goldman sachs' bankers charge a multi-billion dollar malaysian fraud case it's funny because on the

let's get more now on that story of jeffrey epstein‘s apparent suicide.alist who has been covering the case so far. jeffrey epstein was a well—known financier in the us for decades and it is still unclear where he made his fortune but he became this mysterious socialite who really function within the upper echelons of international rich and powerful circles and reasons we are talking about him is the allegations dogged him for years that he was involved in sexual abuse of young women and sex trafficking schemes and this has been a very long process to get him into a federal courtroom. after avoiding federal charges for sex trafficking in the early 2000s, jeffrey epstein was finally charged with sweeping sex trafficking conspiracy in newark three months ago. if this was suicide, the timing is not a coincidence. just yesterday more allegations were made against him. it is difficult for us to speculate if there is any connection between the documents released on him committing suicide but we do know that he did apparently attempt to kiss only three weeks ago

come on, jeffrey!t makes this epstein thing worse is we already had questions about his whole pedophile operation. now we have additional questions about how he died. >> this morning, the question on many minds, how did jeffrey epstein die while in federal custody? >> epstein had been taken off suicide watch and checked by guards every 30 minutes but that procedure was not in place the night before he was found. >> they cleared him from suicide watch on or about july 29, allowing him to return to his cell. >> trevor: yeah, they weren't checking in on epstein and took him off suicide watch. why? like, i'm not an expert on psychology, but if someone tries to commit suicide, i don't think two more weeks of jail would suddenly improve their outlook on life. ( laughter ) you may remember the reason this jeffrey epstein case blew up wasn't just because to have the magnitude of his crimes but his circle included high profile individuals including blintsen, donald trump and scientists and royalty. and because

the fbi and the justice department are investigating the death of jeffrey epstein, onedae suicide. investigators have more questions than answers about what happened before dawn on that saturday. >> reporter: the bureau of prisons said 66-year-old jeffrey epstein was found unresponsive in his cell on saturday. they tried to revive him. william barr says epstein's death raises serious questions. just two weeks ago, he was semiconscious on his jail floor there. epstein told authorities, he feared powerful people might be trying to prevent him from cooperating with authorities. epstein had been taken off suicide watch and was supposed to be checked by guards every thursd30 minutes. sources at the jail tell cbs news, they often rely on other guards to assist in watching other man power. he pleaded guilty that he ent e enticed, and molested dozens of young girls at his home in florida. there is plenty of blame to go around for this unthinkable tragedy. he claims overzell us prosecutors, pandering politicians, judges, jailers, reporters. a trial date was set for june of 22. jennifer arao

saying nothing about jeffrey makes sense, including his death. you know, i mean i think the reaction of people around is, yes, clearly, you know he was in circumstances very dissimilar laroue- completely the anti-thesis of miss mansion in new york, his island, his ranch in new mexico. but at the same time, you know, lawyers i spoke to were saying that they thought, you know, they were working hard on a defense. so it's a mystery. >> and we are learning in days leading up to his death he was spending hours with his lawyers in conversations. i know you've been working a lot of the phones and continuing to gather for additional reporting here. you spoke with the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani. >> i did. >> formerly mayor of new york. >> what did he tell you. >> he was clear he never met jeffrey epstein. but he said that he thought it was ridiculous that jeffrey epstein had been taken off suicide watch. he said he is a suicide possibility until he completely cooperates and says everything he knows. and he hasn't done that -- or he hadn't