even more troublesome for the florida representative last week after was revealed that his friend joe greenberg the indicted florida politician wrote a confession letter 'd in knitting that gates had relationships with at least one underage girl that we know of tonight we'll tell you why this might be the smoking gun evidence against the florida congressman also tonight why becomes the 1st state to officially declare a climate emergency and later in the show the e.p.a. has known about the dangers of the east since the obama administration so why are thousands of businesses still exposing their workers to cancer causing chemicals don't go anywhere america's lawyer starts right now. republican congressman matt gates is getting sucked further into scandal after the man he allegedly paid to deliver girls to him further implicated him in criminal activity joining me tonight to talk about this is fair and cousins when trial lawyer magazine absolutely v. best progressive in the business i think your reporting just gets better and better i've known you since you were a child. every year gets better fai

more troublesome for the florida representative last week after it was revealed that his friend joe greenberg the indicted florida politician wrote a confession letter admitting that gates had relationships with at least one underage girls that we know of tonight we'll tell you why this might be the smoking gun evidence against the florida congressman also tonight why becomes the 1st state to officially declare a quiet emergency and later in the show the e.p.a. has known about the dangers of the sea east since the obama administration so why are thousands of businesses still exposing their workers to cancer causing chemicals don't go anywhere america's lawyer starts right now. republican congressman matt gates is getting sucked further into scandal after the man he allegedly paid to deliver girls to him further implicated him in criminal activity joining me tonight to talk about this is fair and cousins when trial lawyer magazine absolutely the best progressive in the business i think your reporting just gets better and better i've known you since you were child. every year gets better fair a

even more troublesome for the florida representative last week after was revealed that his friend joe greenberg the indicted florida politician wrote a confession letter 'd is missing that gates had relationships with at least one underage girl that we know of tonight we'll tell you why this might be the smoking gun evidence against the florida congressman also tonight why becomes the 1st state to officially declare a climate emergency and later in the show the e.p.a. is known about the dangers of the east and the obama administration so why are thousands of businesses still exposing their workers to cancer causing chemicals don't go anywhere america's lawyer starts right now. republican congressman matt gates is getting sucked further into scandal after the man he allegedly paid to deliver girls to him further implicated him in criminal activity joining me tonight to talk about this is fair and cousins when trial lawyer magazine absolutely the best progressive in the business i think your reporting just gets better and better i've known you since you were a child. every year gets better fair a

more troublesome for the florida representative last week after it was revealed that his friend joe greenberg the indicted florida politician wrote a confession letter admitting that gates had relationships with at least one underage girl that we know of tonight we'll tell you why this might be the smoking gun evidence against the florida congressman also tonight why becomes the 1st state to officially declare a climate emergency and later in the show the e.p.a. has known about the dangers of the sea east since the obama administration so why are thousands of businesses still exposing their workers to cancer causing chemicals.

joe greenberg has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors.doctors say he has agreed to ars and will hethe fede investigators. they are working to determine if he broke federal sex trafficking or public corruption laws. he has not been charged with anything and denies any wrongdoing. >>> a man has been arrested after deputies set an illegal campfire sparked a small wildfire. fire crews made quick work of the flames and smoke could be seen rising above the trees. deputy say that the man was spotted riding the bike away from the area. he admitted to starting a campfire but thought he had put it out all the way. these pictures was tweeted from the ground showing the scorched area. >> a group of scuba divers are on a mission. lake tahoe is famous for the crystal blue waters but that is hiding the garbage below the surface. we have new underwater video of divers starting this unprecedented six month project to pull as much trash out of the lake as possible. they are trying to pull decades of garbage like golf balls an a engine parts. the group behi

joe greenberg, an associate of gates, promised to fully cooperate with prosecutors as he pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges including child sex trafficking, and wire fraud. in his plea agreement, and a former tax collector, admits being involved in sugar daddy relationships where he paid women for sex including a minor that he introduced to other adults men. who engaged in commeral sex acts. notable sources tell cbs2 news one of those men was congressman gates. he is facing a justice department investigation into whether he had a sexual relationship when the girl was 17. he has repeatedly denied the allegations. the congressman has not yet been indicted and his spokesperson noted he was not named or referenced in greenberg's plea. greenberg faces a minimum of 12 years in prison for the six charges, that his sentence can be reduced based on his level of cooperation. >>> a california judge has denied requests to postpone murder trial of multibillionaire robert durst. he is being charged with shooting and killing susan berman back in 2000. executor say he killed berman, so that

even more troublesome for the florida representative last week after was revealed that his friend joe greenberg the indicted florida politician wrote a confession letter admitting that gates had relationships with at least one underage girls that we know of tonight we'll tell you why this might be the smoking gun evidence against a florida congressman also tonight why becomes the 1st state to officially declare a climate emergency and later in the show the e.p.a. has known about the dangers of the sea east since the obama administration so why are thousands of businesses still exposing their workers to cancer causing chemicals.

i did it and that gates did it i don't see a quick way oh and then joel so joel says the stone joe greenberg says the stone. i pray the lord will help almost just really dark and dark to contrast or it's almost a sociopathic kind of reality isn't it it is as you watch this story you see so shift after every where in the social path reality there was caught up there right right one man gates has never had to face any consequences for any of his problems in the past you know daddy got him out of the duis in fact the cop that actually pulled him over and gave him the dui the cop in that up getting fired that's how much power daddy had here in the state of florida but dad can't help you now matt he's not involved in any of this he doesn't have any power over these investigative bodies you're in deep trouble in a 1.2 greenberg even said you know i've already told everybody you're gonna need to hire a lawyer this was about a year ago he said. don't you love when great quote greenberg says you're free gates is going to visit me in prison. that's crazy greenberg says i feel abandoned yeah well he's

here, to cooperate somebody like joe greenberg, it seems he is going to have information about that gaetzuse there was a plural in the others that appeared in the charging instrument, there could be other people as well that are facing indictment. this is clearly a bad day for that gaetz. >> why would you expect to be the timing, or can we tell, have we made any sense of what the timing it is for what might be coming out about math gaetz? >> that's harder. there is going to be negotiation, presumably some offer will be made. then there will be a back and forth. i would think it would be in short order. again, you do not take this step without knowing what your next step is and you are going to have to have cooperation from the likes of joel greenberg. they also have women who were involved in this and other evidence as well. it's hard to put a timeline on it, and i don't think it's going to be certainly in this year. >> so, one big thing for me was that in 2019, the donald trump justice department had a search warrant against rudy giuliani's eye cloud? >> yeah, that was fascinating. espec

joe greenberg was facing 33 charges but since he agreed to give substantial assistance to prosecutors, he only had to plead guilty on six of those charges. what does that tell you about the kind of information greenberg could have? >> good night, don. it's great to be back with you. you know, federal prosecutors are not going to cut a sweet deal with a child sex trafficker, unless that person has real information that could lead to a prosecution of someone equally or more culpable than he is or a bigger fish. now, we know that joel greenberg is the most culpable person here. he's at the top of the food chain. you've got a sitting member of congress out there, person in position of trust. that is joel greenberg's lifeline, otherwise he's facing life in prison for child trafficking. the person who is the worst, he gets the deal, the best, because he knows the most. >> interesting. the person who is the worst gets the deal that's the best because he knows the most. very good observation. that's not your observation, it's the way it works. this is what we heard from greenberg's attorney.

because i can promise you, just based on this plea agreement alone, joe greenberg, you cannot rest aone, matt gaetz or anyone else pap defense attorney will simply get up there and say, oh, by the way, you stole from taxpayers, you defrauded the federal government. and now you're here only because you're trying to save your own skin, not because you're a good citizen. you entered a plea deal with the government to give them what they want. so joel greenberg just the beginning. he is the alpha, not the omega. he is the beginning of the federal government's investigation. from there, likely they are talking to any of these women and from there they will look for documents because documents create powerful circumstantial evidence. joel greenberg's testimony ain't worth much anymore after this plea. >> all right. danny, we will be following this closely. thank you for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >>> up next, alleged doping. a series of drug tests and lots of triple crown drama. all eyes on the kentucky derby champion medina spirit as he gets ready to race again today. >>>

greenberg. this guy is about to plead guilty for lying about a political rival for having sex with a minor . i mean, to joe's point, that's more than highly problematic. and there's a reason matt gaetz hasn't been indicted yet. joel greenberg's word is not good enough either for the court of law or the court of public opinions in the congress. that having been said, as we reported at politico, the girlfriend, the ex-girlfriend of matt gaetz is in talks for an immunity deal. what's she going to say? and there are many signs that the victims, i guess we can call her now a victim of the sex trafficking of a minor, she also is showing signs that she might be talking to prosecutors. if that happens and if there's an indictment, i think that's going to be enough for republicans to say, hey, look, we've got to step away. let's remember, one of the animating principles of the far right, which is within the fold of the republican party, is qanon, which posits a global pedophile experience. you can haven't a member who has had or who is being indicted in federal court for having sex with a minor and still sort of say,

joel greenberg has agreed to cooperate with investigators, possibly even about the congressman's conduct. carrie sanders has a report from orlando. >> in an orlando federal court, former tax collector joeilty to charges including sex trafficking of a child. the 37-year-old admitted to having sex with a 17 year old on several occasions and said others did to. among greenberg's close friends, former congressman matt gates they reported federal investigators were looking into whether gates paid for and had sex with a 17 year old the florida republican has repeatedly denied those allegations and has not been charged with a crime. this weekend, telling republican supporters -- >> i'm being falsely accused of exchanging money for naughty favors. >> greenberg faces at least 12 years in prison and he says he agrees to cooperate fully and the investigation and prosecution of others. his defense attorney today -- >> the statement of facts here says the greenberg paid heart to engage in commercial sex acts with him and others. who could those others be? >> i'm not going to answer that. >> as was made clear in court today, the more greenberg tells federal agents the more favorable the judge could

joe exotic the time is now. >> right. >>> an update for you on say case that complicates congressman matt gaetz. a close confidant of gates has struck a deal over sex trafficking charges. >> joel greenbergsix separate charges including sex trafficking of a child. gaetz has yet to be charged in the investigation and denies he did anything wrong. but cnn's paula reid has more on why this latest development could be trouble for the florida lawmaker. >> reporter: well, good morning, boris and amara. joel greenberg, the former florida tax collector has struck a deal with prosecutors where he agrees to cooperate fully with them and plead guilty to six criminal charges including sex trafficking of a minor. as part of this plea agreement, he admits to having sex with the minor at least seven times while she was under age. greenberg's close associate congressman matt gaetz is not mentioned at all. in this 80-page plea agreement, congressman gaetz has not been charged with a crime and he's denied any wrongdoing. but cnn has learned the congressman is under federal investigation, allegations of prostitution, sex trafficking and possibly having sex with a minor. and as part of this agreement, green