we went to a place in new york downtown. >> at the time they met, donald trump was 52, melania kanussen with more than two decades between them, the romance grew until 2000. that year donald trump considered running for president on the reform party ticket, and the couple broke up briefly. >> i don't want to change him. i don't want, you know, to say come home and, you know, be with me. i don't want to change him. i want to give him space, and i think that's very important in the relationship. >> coming up, how the couple got back together. and the slovenia model becomes a manhattan mom. >> barron and i, we give each other a lot of kisses, a lot of hugs, a lot of love, and i think that's the most important for me and for him also. ♪ zam ♪ >>> despite her successful modelling career, melania kanuss never craved the spotlight outside of that. >> melania trump could have been happy retiring from the fashion world and raising a family and keeping a home and never appearing in the press. >> after a brief breakup, she and donald trump got back together, and from that point on there was no e

"melania trump: the making of a first lady." >>> the future first lady always turned heads. ♪ >> evenhen she was young growing up in her hone country of slovenia. >> your maiden name, not trump? knauss. >> oh. >> from slovenia. >> she was born melania knauss. long before she split from communist yugoslavia and grew up under communist rule. >> he father was apparently a member of the communist party a very unusual thing. he sold cars. he built the family a nice home outside of the central city. her mother was a pattern designer in a textile factory. she worked hard, as was common for women in eastern bloc countries. >> my sister enis, an incredible woman and a friend and i were raised by my wonderful parents. my hard-working mother amalija introduced me to fashion and beauty my father installing me a passion for business and travel. their integrity, compassion and intelligence reflects to this day on me, and for my life of family and america. >> reporter: friends in her hometown remember melania knauss as sophisticated, didn't drink or stay up late nor like being the center of attentio

there was a place in new york downtown. >> at the time they met, donald trump was 52 and melania was 28. even with more than two decades between them, the romance grew until 2000. that year donald trump considered running for president on the reform party ticket and the couple broke up briefly. >> i don't want to change him. i don't want to say come home and be with me. i don't want to change him. i want to give him space. i think that's very important in the relationship. >> comingup, how the couple got back together. and the slow vendian model becomes a manhattan mom. >> a lot of hugs and a lot of love. that's the most important for me and for him. my business was built with passion... but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line. what's in your wallet? guests can earn a how cafree night when theypring book direct o

very pregnant melania trump was in another room. said she ran into mrs. p on fifth avenue months after the incident. says melania trump asked her why she hasn't seen her around recently. that is the portion of the story that melania chose to take issue with. >> mrs. trump's lawyer sent a letter to people magazine demanding a retraction saying the meeting on fifth avenue never happened. >> i was never friend with her. i would not recognize her. i would not recognize her on the street or ask her why we don't see her anymore. so that was another thing like people come out saying lies and not true stuff. >> she briefly retreated from the campaign trail. then melania trump came out strong in the final days to make her closing argument on behalf of her husband. he knows how to make real change. make america great again is not just some slogan. it is what has been in his heart since the day i met him. >> it was a moment where everyone stepped back and said why hasn't she been doing this more often. she is magnetic. she is mag gnat mouse. she is really a force her

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relief and remission within reach. >>> first lady melania trump made an appearance when the presidentressed the crowd he had this to say about his wife. >> so as you know, melania is a very highly accomplished woman and really an inspiration to so many and she is doing some great job. in fact, i shouldn't say this, but her poll numbers went through the roof last week. what was that all about? through the roof. she has to give us the secret. >> well, earlier in the day, mr. trump had perhaps the best solo moment when she gave a ten-minute speech at another event honoring women. more on that from our randi kaye. >> reporter: it was first lady melania trump's first visit to the state department, her first visit to any cabinet department. mrs. trump is still keeping a low profile. until today, the last time she spoke before a television camera was february 18th at a thank you rally in florida with her husband. >> thank you. >> reporter: here at the state department, she took part in the international women of courage awards. >> these honorees who have fought on the front lines against inj

more on that from our randi kaye. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> reporter: it was first lady melania trump'sfirst visit to the state department, her first visit to any cabinet department. more than two months into her husband's term, mrs. trump is still keeping a low profile. until today, the last time she spoke before a television camera was february 18th at a thank you rally in florida with her husband. >> thank you. >> reporter: here at the state department, she took part in the international women of courage awards. >> these honorees who have fought on the front lines against injustice are true heroes. >> reporter: the first lady is still living in new york city at trump tower with the couple's young son barron at least until he finishes the school year. her arrival in washington this week, considered such a rare event, that "the washington post" likened it to a rare bird sighting. >> i urge you to not be afraid to fail. a failure will never have the power to define you as long as you learn from it. >> reporter: it seems the first lady is taking steps to define her platform, highlighting

melania trump. [applause] mrs. trump: thank you, thank you. ambassador shannon, dignitaries, esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen. i'm deeply humbled to be here today to honor these 12 remarkable and inspirational women, who have given so much for so many, regardless of the unimaginable threat to their own personal safety. each one of these heroic women has an extraordinary story of courage, which must inspire each of us to also achieve more than we have ever imagined possible. their lives remind us of the boundless capacity of the human spirit when guided by moral clarity and desire to do good. these honorees on the stage with me have fought for their rights and for the rights of others. each battle forces such as government, the courts, gender bias, terrorism, war and corruption, and were willing, in each moment, to face harsh penalties, including imprisonment and death. as they continue to persevere against unimaginable odds, these women are extraordinary examples of reaching within to find the courage that lies inside us all to change the

. >>> first lady melania trump was certainly dressed to impress with a stunning black sequin number fite. >> mrs. trump was sporting a michael kors skirt/suit that cost nearly $10,000. not clear if she paid full price but she definitely looks like a million buck. >> yeah, she did. many people on twitter saying she kind of looked like a scene out of "dynasty," joan collins' alexis. >>> new commerce secretary wilbur ross, a billionaire went for comfort and style in his choice of footwear for the president's speech. >> i could get behind this. ross went with a pair of slippers complete with the commerce department logo, but these are not just any old pair of slip-ons. unless you're a billionaire investor then maybe they are. they were identified as stubbs & wootton slippers and start at $500 a pair. >> where do they end? if that's where they start? >>> this will probably be the most adorable video you'll see all day. two little toddlers in a wrestling match. >> it's going down. >> that really wasn't -- the match between a young boy and girl. they shake hands, the referee blows the whistle

trump remarried his lovely wife, melania. their first jointly filed tax return as a married couple. s. trump was not a u.s. citizen but a green card holder. she goes on to say it was an important piece of evidence in that process. that is a lot of reading into that tax return, governor huckabee. >> the great philosopher ron white says you can't fix stupid. that is just stupid. to think that donald trump paid $38 million just so that his wife could get citizenship, donald trump is about stupid but rachel maddow is for saying it. if you don't like donald trump wanted to spend money just to grease the pathway, he could have probably done the old-fashioned way and just made a few political contributions and that would have taken care of it. you don't pay $38 million, that is the dumbest thing i've ever heard. good grief, that is off the rails. >> martha: lisa come away and before we go. >> i think she is trying desperately to excuse the embarrassment that happened last night. all we found out this president trump is very rich and he is paying more than the average person. >> martha: than

melania trump leaves trump tower to honor some courageous women. welcome to "the lead." i'm john berman in for jake today. we will get to the bottom of this. that is the promise from senators investigating any links between associates of president donald trump and russia. that was the clear promise. the clear message, enough with the kids' table. the grown-ups are stepping in. the senate intelligence committee has invited 20 people to testify and is pledging to work together in a bipartisan way. that comes as we learn more conflicting information about the apparently stalled house panel's investigation which is a partisan mess. an fbi official tells cnn the house intelligence committee has not officially requested the fbi director to come testify which is odd, very, considering that committee chairman devin nunes said this week's hearing had to be rescheduled because the fbi director could not come in. cnn senior congressional reporter manu raju live on capitol hill. manu, what's going on here? >> reporter: well, the house investigation coming to a total stand still, joh

peter flynn.s -- >> melania trump will be attending. sitting with her will be three relatives of americans. the authority said they were .illed by immigrants they will attend the president's jamil -- hes, and will be among the six guests sitting with the first lady. he became one of the first local advocates on the tough stance on immigration. mrs. trump will also be joined i just good day mess -- jessica .amos aisle,other side of the a lot of the democrats are bringing middle eastern guests , this picture was tweeted out of marc veasey meeting with syrian refugees attending the speech tonight as his guests. >> we are going to keep an i on the white house. there is some activity. steve annan is now leaving. we see senior aides coming go. scalia, the late wife of antonin scalia, will be in attendance. the confirmation hearing getting underway on march 20. we will have live coverage. let's give you a sense of what is happening. we expect the president and first lady to depart momentarily. there is steve annan. -- there is steve bannon. [a

melania trump wears one dress, two days in a row. croanalyzed. leading to calls to free melania, blink twice if you want us to save you! >> you know who i always look at for the truth. not melania, but i look at her yaz. look at her eyes. you can see in her eyes, she's likes, you guys don't know what he's capable of. >> reporter: comedians take their shots, so do cartoonists. i will now be the first lady instead of the third wife. but her approval still jumped 16 points. turns out men favor her more than women, 58 to 46%. tweeted one guy, old white republicans dudes approve of ex-model wives. but melania's climbing in the polls. ♪ >> reporter: her way. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> and friday night at 9:00, but sure to catch the cnn special report, "melania trump: the making of a first lady." and trevor noah will be on "the messy truth" tonight at 9:00. don't want to mess it. thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. >>> hey, good evening. thanks for joining us. we're getting ready for another van jones "messy truth" town hall. we

while we wait, first lady melania trump visited the pediatric unit at new york's presbyterian cornell in new york city and spent time with young patients, families and medical staff. the visit also marked across america day of the national education association held annually on the birthday of the late author, theodore gueyezel, also known as dr. seuss. mrs. trump read "oh the places you'll go" to the children.

melania trump wears one dress two days in a row. ge with her husband is microanalyzed, leading to calls to free melania, blink twice if you want us to save you. >> who i always look at for the truth. not melania but her eyes. look at her eyes. you can see in her eyes she's like, you guys don't know what he's capable of. >> reporter: comedians take shots, new cartoonists, i will now be the first lady instead of the third wife. but her approval still jumps 16 points. turns out men favor her more than women. 58-46%. tweeted one guy -- this just in -- old white republican dudes approve of ex model wives, but melania's climbing in the polls. ♪ my way her way. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> we want to give you an opportunity to really get to know the first lady. up next, we have a cnn "special report. "melania trump: the making of a first lady." i'm ana ka brarp ra cabrera and have had your company. i'll be back later for for mour ho more hours here in the "cnn newsroom." have a great evening. >>> the following is a cnn report. >>> her jo

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melania trump wears one dress two days in a row. language with her husband is microanalyzed, leading to calls to "free melania," "blink twice if you want us to save you." >> you can see in her eyes, you guys don't know what he's capable of. >> reporter: comedians take their shots, as do cartoonists. "i will now be the first lady instead of the third wife." but her approval jumps 16 points. turns out men favor her more than women. 58 to 46%. "this just in, old white republican dudes approve of ex-model wives." but melania is climbing in the polls, her way. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> and you can see a lot more about the first lady. cnn's special report, "melania trump: the making of a first la lady," tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. the next hour of "newsroom" is now. good morning, everyone, i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm john berman. great to see you this morning. senate minority leader chuck schumer holds a news conference to

. >>> coming up here on cnn special report melania trump plaking of a first lady. e journey from she vienna to trump tower to white house. quick prove of randy's report. >> melania trump is to my imagination emerging as rather a m mona lisa of the first lady. appearance and posture she seems to signal a strong impression. it's a centered quality. it's a independent quality. >> an independent quality that adds to the mystery of melania trump. >> i see in some way the same expression on her face at every moment. i know she's hiding from us. to some degree i feel great everyone think for her. it would be hard to be the one subject of so much attention and who knows that everyone is trying to figure out what's going on inside of you. when all you really want is to be a private person. >> now here's the full cnn special report. melania trump, the making of a first lady. >> the following is a cnn special report. her journey to the white house spans two continues innocents. melania trump turned wife of a bombastic billionaire suddenly in the spotlight herself. i will fight

honestly it's unfair to say melania trump is uncomfortable. spoken with her about this. >> i've watching this. >> you said she's robotic. this is hyper criticism for someone who is doing her best. she does have a clear vision for children and she's going to do a great job she's a mother, give her a break and she's done a great job. >> i think frankly she's traveling with the president, got her office in the west wing, taking her voluntary job, you know, she is closer to the white house than even melania is and frankly, you know, more power to her, raise her kids where she wants but the reality is she is not embracing it. i do think it's an honor and privilege when you won't oochb say this is a this is a sacrifice, i'm going to move our family into the white house so it is not costing taxpayers all this money. >> millions. >> to me it is disrespectful. >> i know the money is a big thing. >> yeah. >> especially if you're fiscally conservative do it all the way but you don't know what's happening or what goes on in people's relationships or what'

thank you. [ applause ] >> you're listening right there to first lady melania trump. she is at the state department. these are the international women of courage awards ceremony that she's taking part in. honoring inspirational women about a dozen recipients of the award this year, women from around the world, places like syria, yemen, iraq who have fought against as she laid out gender-based violence and child marriage. they've taken extraordinary measures to benefit women first in many of their fields. and also, important, we haven't heard much publicly from the first lady, important to hear from her today. let me bring in right now kate bennett and kate anderson brower and the author of "first women" the grace and power of america's first ladies. great to see you guys. thanks so much. >> kate bennett, let me first say i think it is important full stop that we take a moment to pause and honor great women that the first lady is honoring in this awards ceremony today and also important, as i noted, we haven't heard much from melania trump since the president took offi

want to say it's politically incorrect, it's too far. >> i think that bow wow owes a apology, melania trump. snoop dogg has been a spokesman for products, is there a backlash? >> no, because it's president trump not president obama. if you remember a staffer wrote something critical the way that president obama's daughters were dressed she became an international news stories, there were tv stations camped at her parents' house and forced to resign. what have we seen by the left. comments by bow wow, snoop dogg shooting the president in a music video. madonna talking about-- >> i have to go. coming up, a message for a group who is blocking the president's agenda to help the middle class and you'll never guess who they are. [music] [music] ♪ i love you [music] daughter: can we get strawberries? mother: okay. [music] >> i want to say thanks to our cast and crew for joining us. wake up america, donald trump has been in office less than 60 days and yet, he's getting pushed back on every policy initiative he proposes. they fight him, make ridiculous demands, put up political road blocks and no,

melania trump may have ended up making a bigger debut than her husband.oining us with more on that, serena marshal is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome. >> thank you. melania trump relatively absent from d.c. the last few weeks make herring debut tonight. apparent leap ly reluctant firs embracing her new role. her husband's first big speech as president. first lady, melania, spar michael kors suit. >> the first lady of the united states. [ applause ] after a quiet start as one of america's most prominent women in recent weeks, amping up her role in the white house. seen for the first time working with her staff in a fox & friend interview answering what goes into making those big white house events happen. >> you know, you planning all most look you are planning a wedding every time. >> just this past weekend, hosting skills on display, welcoming governmenter ners for her first soiree. and welcoming the wives during two state visits taking israeli's prime minister's wife to the new african-american museum, and while at mar a lago, touring th

she is joining melania trump there as well.lt initiation but she is spending more and more time in washington. she says she plans to move here soon. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> bret: being announced on the house floor, the problem is they are not all seated yet because they have not all been confirmed by the u.s. senate. there still some cabinet members who have not come out there. rex tillerson, behind him steven mnuchin, elaine chao. also the wife of mitch mcconnell. chris, we were at the white house today. lunch with the president. most of it was off the record. melania trump, the first lady was there. she came and greeted us. it was an interesting moment, the president and first lady are getting there legs about them as far as how to deal with this town. >> it was very interesting because we were all surprised, we did not expect mrs. trump to show up, there's been this narrative that she is uncomfortable in the white house and as first lady. she could not have seemed more comfortable and gracious. after all

melania trump wears one dress two days in a row. even her body language with her husband is micro analyzed. leading to calls to free melania, bling twice if you want us to save you. >> i look at her eyes. look at her eyes. and you can see in her eyes, you guys don't know what he is capable of. comedians take their thought, new cartoonist cents, i will be the first lady instead of the third wife. but her approval still jumps 16 points, turns out man favor her mower than women. fifty-eight to 46 percent. tweeted one guy. this just in, old wife republican dudes approval of ex model wives. but melania is climbing in the polls. her way. jeannie moos, new york. >> still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news." hollywood's favorite ace is back on the big screen. we hear from the stars, kong skull islands whether "eyewitn >> head the to the movies this weekend, star in a re imagining of the origins of king kong set in a very different time period in a classic version. taking us to kong skull islands. >> uncharted islands. reminiscent of

. >>> president trump and first lady melania trump both talking about empowering women today. here to discuss my panel. so good to have all of you on. thank you ladies. i really appreciate and look forward to this. >> my administration will work every day to ensure our economy is place where women can work, succeed and thrive like never before. that includes fighting to make sure that all mothers in all families have access to affordable child care. [ cheers and applause ] >> we want every daughter in america to grow up in a country where she can believe in herself, believe in her future and follow her heart and realize her dreams. [ applause ] >> and we want a country that celebrates family, celebrates community, and creates a safe and loving home for every child, every child. that's what we want. >> so i'm going to start with -- let's start with you. do you give him credit for those sentiments about women? is that hard for you to -- >> this is one time where i need for him to not lead. this is space right here as a father and daughter if you're going to be -- where is the na

and as i said, greenwich greta. >> host: and hillary clinton and melania trump. >> guest: melania trump is lovely. i met her in the '99 campaign trip with trump when they were dating and i think she has a very lovely, very reserved aura about her and i think if the doesn't want to come to washington, everyone should leave her alone because she is a wonderful mother and if that's her priority, that's great. it's super antiquated job and people in washington are like, who is questioning to do the easter egg hunt. well, i hate to let grow on a secret but the first laidis not dying easter eggs and weavingegs baskets.we >> host: hillary clinton.clinto? >> guest: well, hillary is half my book. start covering her in '92 where she is chafing the title first lady. you can see in my stories and columns through the years the evolution of how i feel about her. i highly recommend my only book there. >> host: you refer to the white house during the clinton time there as motel 1600. >> guest: well, yeah if thought it was very offensive the wayy donors were buying the lincoln bedroom and air force one

. >> his wife, first lady, melania trump, entering the presidential limousine. once they are secured in there, the motorcade will start making the short drive to capitol hill. i'm sorry, continue, just wanted to jump in. >> no, that's fine. i think what's interesting about this is you recall before the inaugural speech the white house was going to great lengths to say the president really wrote that speech himself. we found out later on that was not the case. steven miller had a big hand in writing that inaugural address. what's interesting about tonight's address, anderson, given steven miller's involvement is the surprise we've heard the president is going to signal a willingness to sign on to a compromised immigration bill. keep in mind steven miller worked for former senator jeff sessions, who's now the attorney general. they are two very big critics of illegal immigration, very tough critics of immigration when they were up on capitol hill in the seat they were involved in this speech, i think tells us, anderson, perhaps the president had more of an influen

the president's wife, the first lady, melania trump and the president's son both live in trump tower on fifth avenue in new york. it is a delicate place to it costs the police department hundreds of dollars a day. .hese are costs security is important to the the president criticized president obama for and traveling while america was facing all these problems. for president trump to be following that lead and almost dumping ahead -- jumping ahead, it raises questions on how diligent is president trump being and taking this travel and making these trips happen? not just once in a while as we have seen with mar-a-lago, four out of the last five weeks. the next four years, we are going to see how much are the taxpayers going to spend on that kind of travel? are they comfortable with effectively subsidizing the president's children going on these private business trips, effectively selling the president's last name, seeking to trade favor with the president. host: when it comes to the trips to florida and he travels to mar-a-lago like we have seen, what is the estimated price tag for a t

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but if there's an innocent explanation, i'm eager to hear it. >> we all are. >>> what role can melania trump play in a white house under siege? one of president trump's sons there's a clear separation of the white house and the trump organization but is that really the case? >>> the first lady melania trump appearing at the white house reception tonight. kate bennett joins us and richard painter, who was chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush. tonight the first lady and the president hosted a reception for first families and their spouses. to me this is a rare sighting but you don't think that is fair. why? >> i think we have to take the first lady at her word. she said she's going to be private. she said she's living in manhattan with her son until he finishes school. in many cases it is sort of like seeing a unicorn when she does appear. at the same time, she has sort of stuck to what she said she was going to do. she's a private person. she puts her son and her family first. she'll make it here when she can, but again we're coming off of michelle obama who everyone

[applause] first lady, melania trump, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. today, for me marks the pinnacle of everywoman success story. i'm greatly honored to speak on behalf of the phenomenal nominees. often times we work selflessly, with sacrifice others can learn from us. we allow ourselves to be brave despite the judgment, the ridicule. this moment is for everyone who has supported me, most importantly, my family and my friends. [applause] and for the courageous women who has stopped at nothing to affect change. as gender-based violence survivor and also woman living with a disability, the result of a brutal attack, i take pride in knowing that i did not lose my strength. i continue to use my story to inspire other women and to learn from me and to partake in changing and helping change the lives of others who may be going through situation and not knowing how to exist. allow me to thank the organizers of this event for recognizing women who have made an impacting impression and continue to make a contribution in societies and help shape the lives of ot

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ess trips quite often, just across the country, but to united ike dubai, and .rab emieshgszr and melania trump and the resident's son barron, live in trump tower in new york, incredibly delicate place to protect. costs new york police department hundreds of thousands of dollars a day in police guard.me to so these are all costs that the guaranteed because his security and important to the country, but it is also, you number of expenses that the president criticized obama for, for golfing often and for traveling while he america was facing all these problems. for president trump to be ollowing that lead and almost jumping ahead of president obama and spending, it brings some on how diligent is president trump sort of being taking travel and making these trips happen, not just once in a while, but as we've seen with president marlago, four out of the last five weeks to his beautiful estate. raising questions. next four years, how much will axpayers be spending on this kind of travel? are they comfortable with subsidizing the president's on private ng business trips, effectively selling the presi

what did melania trump ever do to any of these people?hey are going to make her, like, a prostitute for the whole thing is so -- >> dana: the fact that they would say that about any woman. >> kimberly: that's my point. they are the worst. >> greg: bow wow's career is over in human and dog years. this is his way of trying to be relevant. >> juan: you are educating me. i didn't know about the evolution or d evolution. >> greg: i made up those names names. this guy is so desperate, he advertises his birthday party on twitter. i don't think he can get guests. >> kimberly: you been following him. >> juan: i think there were a lot of insulting things said about michelle obama and i hope we agree. >> dana: there has been outrage. for melania trump, it's hardly been defended. >> juan: i don't know about the feminist groups and i don't know if the feminists were the ones defending michelle obama. a lot of people were offended by the racial animus directed toward her and i think it's reasonable to say -- >> greg: i don't remember any celebrities. >

. >> and first lady melania trump at the white house reception tonight. what role can she play in a white house under siege? let's begin with this hour with jared kushner's meeting with the russian bank and his ties to putin. i want to bring in my guests. good evening, gentlemen. thank you so much for coming on. michael, we learned jared kushner is going to testify to a senate intelligence committee. the committee is going to want to ask him why he met with sergei gorkov, the head of the russian bank, when it was under economic sanctions. >> gorkov not just the head of any bank. putin wanted someone with, quote, a law enforcement background. he graduated from the kgb finishing academy. he's had a cv in personnel departments, in various banks he's worked for. prior to this, he worked with one of putin's closest associates from his days in same pet -- st. petersburg. t running on wall street trying to hoover analysts and confidential information. it's not even this bank is under sanctions. the head of the bank is kgb. one of those senior executives in new y

before that, melania trump appeared in new york city on march 2nd. reading to children at new york presbyterian hospital. the book was one of her favorites. "dr. seuss oh the places you go." >> you can steer yourself. >> reporter: last weekend,s melania flew to the winter white house while here husband stayed in washington. she attended a fund-raiser for the republican party. next month, she is expected to host the easter egg roll on the white house lawn. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> our reporter who follows melania says we will see her more and more. >> she has high approval ratings. >> the president noted. he didn't say high, but noted how high hers were yesterday. >>> growing outrage over the repeal of internet privacy protections that were set to go into effect later this year. republican lawmakers voted to get rid of the rules and it now sits on the president's desk. we have star of "early start, christine romans in our money center." >> they say it is attack on freedom and puts your personal information up for sale. we are seeing pushback acro

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. >> pelley: melania trump k >> pelley: melania trump keeps a lower profile than other first ladies, she appears, as she did today, that's news, reported tonight by jan crawford. ( applause ) >> reporter: presenting the women of courage awards at the state department, mrs. trump signaled where she will put her focus as first lady. >> together, we must declare that the era of allowing the brutality against women and children is over. >> reporter: it was a rare public appearance by mrs. trump, who dazzled washington at the inauguration but has since stayed largely out of the spotlight. while the president's daughter duanka has picked up some of the traditional duties. >> you're too smart to go down. >> reporter: as first lady, mrs. trump has read to children in new york, greeted foreign spouses, and introduced her husband in speeches. she's been less visible than her predecessors, in part because she's staying in new york until june, when her 11-year-old son, baron, finishes the school year. that decision has prompted criticism, especially since the extra security at and around trump t

barbara plett—usher was at the awards ceremony, and told me about how melania trump has stayed out ofs not living in washington. she is still in new york until her son completed school term. even though there are reports that the paparazzi has given because she doesn't appear in public. on those occasions when to you has had officialfunctions, herface is so to you has had officialfunctions, her face is so inscrutable and she has such a practised smile at people can't figure out who she is, what's she thinking. there are people who think she is trapped in a miserable marriage. people who know her say that's nonsense. see is naturally restrained. she is trying to get her bearings in this unexpected new role. where do you face —— place as first lady? hillary clinton and michelle obama or publicly engaged. she is not like the more traditional version like nancy reagan orjackie kennedy. she has just version like nancy reagan orjackie kennedy. she hasjust hired version like nancy reagan orjackie kennedy. she has just hired a communications director. she will be moving to washington in a mon

first lady melania trump in washington to be part of this award ceremony. in the meantime, speaking of the rancor in washington, d.c., let's talk about health care. surprising comments by president trump that are raising question about its future and the future of the health care fight in washington. the president telling a bipartisan group of senators at a receptionast night that the effort to repeal and replace obamacare is not dead. >> i know we'll make a deal on health care, that's such an easy one. i think it will happen very quickly because we've all been promising -- democrat, republican -- we've all been promising that to the american people so i think a lot of things are going to happen there. >> nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker joins us live. the "new york times" reporting the white house is engaged in negotiations over an obamacare replacement plan again even though we know that toward the end of the health care fight the president said if this doesn't work out we're going to move on. we're hearing maybe it's steve bannon at the h

— first lady melania trump reads her favourite book to sick children in new york.estaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds before the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. but everything will be all right in the end of the day. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has denied lying over his contact with russians in last year's election ca

first lady melania trump reads her favourite book to sick children in new york. i'm ben bland.business: is it a console or is it a mobile? nintendo's new device goes on sale around the world but can it convince gamers to switch? plus, the gadgets google wants every home to have. we hear from the company's hardware boss. one of president trump's closest allies, us attorney generaljeff sessions, is under intense pressure after allegations that he lied under oath about his contacts with russian officials during the presidential election campaign. mr sessions has denied any improper conduct but he has withdrawn from the official investigation into claims of russian interference in the election. president trump has accused the democrats of leading a "witch hunt". tulip mazumder reports from washington. he is the country ‘s most senior prosecutor butjeff sessions stands accused by senior democrats of lying under a over meetings with the russian ambassador during the election campaign. with pressure mounting on the attorney general to stand down he hastily set up a news conference to

and a rare appearance from melania trump at her husband's side. good evening to all. out front tonight, the white house this evening deeply frustrated by growing questions surrounding the trump campaign's alleged ties to russia. sean spicer, i want to say his line for the day. he doesn't appear to be joking. >> if the president puts russian salad dressing on his salad tonight, somehow that's a russian connection. >> the remarks came as the white house is fighting back against a damaging report. this is that the white house tried to block the former acting attorney general tried to block it. gates was -- she's a central figure because she's the person who warned the white house that the former national security advisor, michael flynn, could be subject to russian blackmail. yalts was fired by president trump for refusing to defend his travel ban. any reports that the white house blocked any testimony are 100% false, spicer said. >> let's be honest. if they choose to move forward, great. we have no problem with her testifying, plain and simple. >> but here's the thing. be

also, melania trump's poll numbers.ion day she was at 36% favorability, and now 52% favorability. what's behind that spike? >> i think a lot of it has to do with this melania mystique. we don't see a lot of her. we haven't met her or heard her. when she did come on the scene, there was a large group of people polled who didn't have an opinion or didn't even know who she was. now that she came out in that baby blue jackie kennedy-esque outfit, she made remarks introducing the president at his rally in florida, hosted the governor's ball, visited two children's hospitals last week. here she is, international women's day. she gave a speech at the white house, so we're really seeing a lot more and what the poll numbers reflect is people are liking what they say. we have to remember coming off eight years of michelle obama who was a prolific speaker and adept at getting her message across with let girls learn, reach higher, let's move, melania has yet to outline what her platform will be, yet to give a series of definitive s

a look at the story of first lady, melania trump. two years after the future first lady arrived in new york city came a chance meeting that would change her life forever. >> we met at the fashion party. it was a big fashion party that my friend organized fashion week and he invited me. that's how i met the donald. >> donald as in donald j. trump. she met her future husband and the man who would become the nation's 45th president at a party at the nation's famous kitkat club. >> i was actually supposed to meet somebody else, a great supermodel sitting next to melania. they said there is so-and-so. i said, forget about her. who is the one on the left? that was melania. >> melania trump, the making of a first lady airs tonight on cnn. i've found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced. our senses awake. our hearts racing as one. i know this is sudden, but they say...if you love something set it free. see you around, giulia ♪ everything your family touches sticks with them. make sure the germs they bring hom

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it is probably hard to get a lot of sources to talk to you about melania trump.ou did talk to one of her friends who said she is perfectly happy. >> yeah. i mean, you sort of expect they'll say that. i was surprised that they vouched for the quality of the marriage. given mr. trump's history, there are a lot of questions he about him and his relationships with women. there you have it. she said they're happy and she's happy and everything is great. so i guess we'll take her word for it for the time being. >> i want to show some video. she went to a hospital. the first lady went to a hospital and she was reading a dr. seuss book. a report he tried to ask a question, as i understand it, and she was kind of shoe'd away. the first lady was moved to a different area to take a picture, right? are they trying limit her? >> the reporter from the bbc told me she approached her and the first lady looked like she wanted to engage. and then she was shoed away. the other negligent happened was this luncheon she hosted at the white house earlier this month, they allowed the po