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a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman says melania trump was impressed by lebronjames's melaniajames's work to do good things on behalf of the next generation. he hasjust opened a new school for at risk students in his hometown of ohio. the school offers a range of extra support for children from low income families. melania trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit that. i love you too, man, i really do. that is a sign of support from lebron james, really do. that is a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he views with her husband. the venezuelan government says there's been an unsuccessful drone attack on president maduro at a military parade. the president blames colombia. police searching for a missing midwife in staffordshire have found a body. 28—year—old samantha eastwood hasn't been seen for more than a week. three men have been arrested. 18 people have died in a helicopter crash in north—western siberia, russia. the russian transport ministry says they are investigating allegations of negligence and whether safety guidelines had been violated

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melania trump certainly isn't afraid to go it alone. her alleged affair, this time with a former playboy playmate, mrs. trump skipped a ride on marine one with her husband, instead taking her own motorcade to andrews air force base to meet him on air force one. >> people think and talk about me like, oh, melania, oh, poor melania. don't feel sorry for me. don't feel sorry for me. i -- i can handle everything. >> reporter: randi kaye. cnn, palm beach, florida. >>> always good to see you. i am chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." hundreds at the white house for a musical protest. this ain't smiles and show tunes. she's spoiling for a fight. her history with trump is as long as it is ugly. the president is not in the white house but maybe watching "prime time." if so the invitation stands. listen or not and come onto this show and make your case. with the smart and concerned audience, sir. it would be good to explain the latest apparent in addition by tweet. now trump says that trump power meeting with the russian

then ladies and gentlemen, please stand and welcome the first lady of the united states, melania trump. [applause] and the secretary of the united states department of health and human services, alex azar. mrs. trump, secretary azar, academic and private sector partners welcome to the federal partners in bullying prevention summit on cyberbullying. administrator of the resource and service administration. cyberbullying is an ongoing issue for today's youth. this summit is a great opportunity to learn from one another and collaborate on innovative ways to address the issue. today'sorward to discussions, as well as the continued dialogue and partnership following the event. i now serve the distinct honor of introducing the 24th secretary of the united states department of health and human services. please welcome secretary alex azar. [applause] thank you so much for that introduction. it is so great to be here today for this important gathering. the federal partners in bullying prevention serve as a wonderful way to bring departments and agencies together to protect children across our c

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melania trump certainly isn't afraid to go it alone. ports of another alleged affair, this time with a former playboy playmate, mrs. trump skipped a ride on marine one with her husband, instead taking her own motorcade to andrews air force base to meet him on air force one. >> people think and talk about me like, oh, melania, oh, poor melania. don't feel sorry for me. don't feel sorry for me. i -- i can handle everything. >> reporter: randi kaye. cnn, palm beach, florida. >> quick final note on what donald trump jr. told laura ingraham today. we mentioned it in our report on the administration shifting story on the trump tower meeting in 2016. you heard donald junior get caught off when asked about his contradictory stories. here's what he said when he called back. >> they started playing the recording and then it got cut off. it was a 20-minute meeting. tended up being about essentially nothing that was relevant to any of these things. and, you know, that's all it is. >> should have played that right after we aired the first part. the n

and welcome the first lady of the united states, melania trump. [applause] >> also the department of health and human services, alex azar -- alex cesar. [applause] >> mrs. trump, secretary, colleagues and private sector partners. welcome to the federal partners prevention summit on cyber bullying. cyber bullying is an ongoing issue for today's youth. this summit is a great opportunity to learn from one another and cooperate on innovative ways to help address the issue. alec forward to today's panel discussions as well as the continued dialogue and partnership following the event. i now have the distinct honor of introducing the 24th secretary of the united states department of health and human services, please welcome secretary alex azar. [applause] >> thank you so much dr. for that introduction. the federal partners in bullying prevention service as a wonderful way to bring departments and agencies together to protect children across our country from bullying. bullying has a profound affect on our kids and their mental health. it is a topic that d

welcome the first lady of the united states, melania trump. [applause] and the secretary of the united states department of health and human services, alex azar. mrs. trump, secretary azar, federal colleagues, academic and private sector partners welcome to the federal partners in bullying prevention summit on cyberbullying. i am the administrator of the resource and service administration. cyberbullying is an ongoing issue for today's youth. this summit is a great opportunity to learn from one another and collaborate on innovative ways to address the issue. i look forward to today's panel discussions, as well as the continued dialogue and partnership following the event. i now serve the distinct honor of introducing the 24th secretary of the united states department of health and human services. please welcome secretary alex azar. [applause] sec. azar: thank you so much for that introduction. it is so great to be here today for this important gathering. the federal partners in bullying prevention serve as a wonderful way to bring departments a

ladies and gentlemen, please lady and welcome the first of the united states, melania trump. [applause] and the secretary of the united states department of health and human services. [applause] mrs. trump, secretary, academics and private sector partners, welcome to the federal partners bullying prevention summit. administrator of --. bullying is an ongoing issue for today's youth. this summit is a great opportunity to learn from one another and cooperate on innovative ways to address the issue. for today's final discussions, as well as the continued dialogue and partnership following the event. distinct debt -- share the distinct honor of introducing the 24th secretary of the united states department of health and human services, secretary alex azar. [applause] thank you so much, dr. sickness, for that introduction. it is important to be here today for this gathering. the federal partners at bullying prevention service a wonderful to protect children from bullying. bullying has a profound effect on our kids and their mental health. it is a topic that does not always get the

champion. >>> breaking news right now on cnn, first lady melania trump choosing a side in the battle of words and now insults between her husband and nba super star lebron james. mrs. trump just released a statement, and in it, she appears to choose lebron james. i want to get right to our senior media correspondent, brian stelter, because brian, this all began with an interview with lebron james right here on cnn. >> yeah, this is one of those stranger than fiction stories that i never thought we'd be talking about. it starts last night when don lemon replays his interview with lebron james. the interview was mostly about how lebron's opening a new school in akron, his hometown, all about what he's doing to help the community. but the two men also talked about lebron's disdain for president trump. so apparently trump was watching and he tweeted about it. we can put on screen the tweet. the president lashed out at both don lemon and lebron james, saying don's dumb and so so lebron. and then he says, i like mike. we'll get back to that. but what's happened today is really interesting.

the first lady of the united states melania trump choosing apparently to support the man her husband admouthing nba

. >> not deterred by the twitter attacks, melania trump. she addressed an anti-cyber bullying summit monday. it warns against destructive and harmful uses of social media. she may have had her husband in mind. >> let's face it, most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults. >> melania trump announced plans to good to africa in october. the first solo trip begicoming first lady. >>> the verdict watch resumes this morning in the paul manafort trial. jurors will return for a fourth day in the bank and tax fraud trial. the former trump campaign chief faces 18 counts of crimes. his defense team sees it as a good sign the jury has not reached a verdict. >>> later today, the trump administration rolls back clean air provisions put in place by president obama. the move gives states power over the coal fired power plants. he memissions can lead to heart disease and cancer. trump will hold a rally in west virginia today. one of the leading coal producing states. >>> chris watts charged with murder of his w

first lady melania trump's parents becoming brand new u.s. citizens today apparently through a legal process that president trump has repeatedly railed against, and has said he wants to end. we get details from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight, the first in-laws, melania trump's parents, sworn in as american citizens. the slovenian immigrants taking the oath in new york city. their experience reyou nighting questions whether they obtained citizenship through family migration, a family unification process president trump repeatedly denounced. >> we have to end chain migration, and we have to build the wall, we're going to build it. >> reporter: victor and amelija knas, until today legal permanent residents declined to comment but their lawyer saying they got no special treatment. >> the application, process, the interews no differ anybody else's. >> reporter: asked if they used chain migration, their lawyer told "the new york times" i suppose it's a dirty, dirtier word. the first lady's parents are familiar faces at the white house.

as melania trump continues to define her own agenda.recent weeks, the first lady has been quick to correct the record when it comes to her feelings, whether they compliment her husband's or not. amid the firestorm surrounding the president's alleged triste with porn star stormy daniels. rudy giuliani said this of melania. >> she believes in her husband. she knows it's not true. >> reporter: her spokeswoman fired back, i don't believe mrs. trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with mr. giuliani. when "the new york times" reported president trump didn't like his wife tuning into cnn aboard air force one, melania's office swiftly declared she watches any channel she wants. when he husband's family separation policy caused international outrage, melania trump went to see detention centers near the u.s.-mexico border for himself. >> how i can help for these children to reunite with their families. >> reporter: whether it's taking a separate motorcade to the "state of t state of the union, stealing the spotlight with that white ha

and i guarantee the woman in washington is katty kay, but is this melania trump? or is it a body double? get in touch with us using the hashtag... hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. even in deathjohn mccain is making his presence felt. the white house's decision to raise the flag back up from half mast afterjust one day has been widely criticised as disrespect for an american hero. the fact that mr trump is not invited to senator mccain's funeral says all you need to know about the bitter divide between the two men. however, george w bush and barack obama, who both defeated mccain in his presidential bids, have been asked to give eulogies. in death, as in life, he works across the aisle to make a point. there aren't any politicians quite like him left in the senate. as he liked to say himself, he really was a maverick. commanderjohn mccain.

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and the us first lady, melania trump, has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames — a day ce on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him "divisive". melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for our next generation.

environmentalists have expressed angen the first lady of the united states, melania trump, has come outay after president trump questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. during an interview about his latest project, opening a school for at—risk children, lebron james criticised the president calling him ‘divisive' and it's not the first time he's spoken out about mr trump. chris buckler reports from washington. lebronjames lebron james is lebronjames is without lebron james is without any lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la la kers, sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines but is found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart and it's not the first time he spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to, when i have this platform, but one individual no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in

. >>> and melania trump's parents become american citizens through the so-called chain migration that trump despises. the attorney for the first lady's parents is my guest. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. trump trying to make a joke of bob mueller. the president's top two attorneys, jay sekulow and rudy giuliani taking three hours out of their day, not to work on the serious investigation itself, an investigate that giuliani has explicitly said he fears could lead to possible impeachment proceedings against the president of the united states. no, taking three hours to guest host a radio show and to be specific i'm talking about sean hannity of fox news radio show. >> hey, welcome to the sean hannity show. jay sekulow and mayor rudy giuliani. how about that? giuliani and sekulow. >> isn't that nice? >> that is. we can start all kind of speculation. >> sure, speculation that the president's lawyers are trying to become the next famous duo like an abbott and costello. listen to some of the questions that rudy and jay decided to take from callers. >> speaking in regards to hillary

melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for the next generation.

a key question tonight, will trump's hypocrisy over melania and her parents dampen the fan that has energized don't think this one aspect of the issues surrounding president trump would necessarily mean anything in terms of eroding his political support among his base. >> reporter: but what about the woman at the center of this. >> i'm very excited to announce t be best. >> reporter: a trump biographer says that we should hold our judgment of the first lady 12k3w4r67. >> she's been expansive in her view and it's consistent in her parents' citizenship. >> reporter: political amminaly say -- using phrases like chain migration at his political events, it is simply too helpful for him with his base. the first lady's office isn't commenting on this. questions but no definitive answers, marianne trump has appeared to have come to the u.s. from scotland in the late 20s or early 30s. at that time, they didn't have a formal process of sponsorship. but marianne trump was greeted by family members. it may not have been formal sponsorship but it was something pretty similar. and trump's mother may have b

let's go to the woman at cnn whose job it is to follow all things melania trump. nnett, our white house reporter. kate, jeremy laid out other members of the family or trump's inner orbit who have gone against the president on x, y, or did. again to have his wife totally split with him over, over lebron james. do you know, what's the thinking behind the first lady here? >> well, i mean, i think this is a first lady who just expresses her opinion and expresses what she's feeling, whether it disagrees or agrees with her husband. she is going to say it. this wasn't just a minor correction, wasn't a statement issued by her office. i asked the question, and that was the answer. i think the difference here between the east wing and the west wing is that oftentimes the answer feels like, you had know, it's come from the first lady. it's direct. it's truthful. and it doesn't mean to cause waves. it's not released to cause the waves. but by the nature of what she's revealing of course it does. we are all talking about it. again, melania trump demonstrated several times she h

muile he was using that platform to insultler and former cia chief john brennan his wife,ir lady melania trump was speaking at aonference against cyber bullying. president trump intensifying his tack on the russia investigation and special counsel robert mueller calling him disgraced and discredited leading a teamf angry dems looking to impact the election. it comes as the "new york times" reports white house attorney done mcgahn spent 30 hours speaking to them voluntarily but not talking about it today. meanwhile, suort continues to grow for former cia chief john brennan, a vocal critic of the president whose security clearance he revoked more than 175 former officials their names to a list denouncing president trump's action as a tool to silence his critics. today on twitter president trump calling brennan the worst cia director in history. the president's online onslaught coming at first lady melania trump said this about social media during a cyber bullying conference >> it can be used in many positive ways but can only be destructive and harmful whenÑy" used incorrectly. >> also today, th

melania trump has received plenty of criticism for her campaign to combat online bullying. to the "new york times", the president suggested that mrs. trump choose a different topic to avoid questions how the wife of a notorious twitter bully could lead a campaign to spotlight anti-bullying and other child wellness efforts. today the first lady's director said that melania trump is well aware of the criticism but that will not deter her from doing what she feels is right. i would hope most people in this country are happy that they have a strong and independent first lady who only it's had a the best interests of the children at heart. well, this could be seen as a break of sorts from her husband. this reads, melania trump planning solo international swing to africa. according to the statement released today, she is planning a trip through several as yet unnamed african countries in october. the trip, of course, follows her husband's famously offensive and offcolor remark about countries on the continent. a break for us. coming up, we'll talk about a new book just out. it ha

but we still need to do all we can. >> melania trump announced plans to go to africa in october. her first major solo trip since becoming first lady. no word on which countries she will visit. back in january, you may remember the president used a derogatory term bemoaning the immigrants from "s hole" countries in africa. >>> the verdict watch resumes this morning in the paul manafort trial. jurors will return for a fourth day in the bank and tax fraud trial. the former trump campaign chief faces 18 counts of crimes. his defense team sees it as a good sign the jury has not reached a verdict after three days. manafort faces up to 305 years in prison if convicted on all charges. >>> later today, the trump administration rolls back clean air provisions put in place by president obama. the move gives states power over emission standards for coal fired power plants. this is expected to increase the release of carbon dioxide at a rate 12 times higher than current standards allow. those emissions can lead to heart disease and stroke and cancer. the issue likely to come up tonight when p

trump says he doesn't like lebron. he likes mike. not the first time melania dunked on the donald. welcome to "the lead," everyone, i'm jake tapper. the russia investigation, led to a stunning admission. president trump yet again changing the entire story surrounding the now infamous 2016 trump tower meeting admitting for the first time the only reason for the meeting was to get dirt on hillary clinton. this was in response to a story in "the washington post" and another of which sources close to the white house told kaitlan collins and myself that president trump is increasingly worried of whether his son donald trump jr. might be legally exposed in the special counsel's russia investigation. this concern according to sources particularly about mueller potentially touching don jr. is leading to the president's increasingly frenzied public agitation sources tell us. just like that, president trump put that agitation on full display tweeting in response to the reporting of cnn and "the post," quote, my wonderful son donald had a meeting in trump tower to get information on an opponen

first lady melania trump's parents become u.s. tizens, apparently benefitting from a policy president trump has sought to end. good morning, it is friday, august 10th. i'm david gura alongside louis bergdorf. ayman and yasmin has the morning off. the trump administration as nounsed i nou announced i think plan to create a space force. vice president mike pence announced the new branch yesterday at the pentagon. the goal of the force is to protect the u.s. from emerging threats while combatting space-age advancements by china and russia. at the announcement, the vice president outlined a pentagon report delivered to congress later in the day. the 15-page proposal has a plan to pave the way for the space force including the creation of a u.s. space command over seen by a four-star general, but the proposal did not offer an estimated cost of the project. mike pence, who was joined by defense secretary james mattis at the event, echoed the president's call to have the new service in operation by 2020, less than two years from now. >> n

. >>> plus, first lady melania trump speaks out against cyber bullying, but in the past week her husbandas called former staffer omarosa a dog and john brennan a hack. >>> fall-out over brett kavanaugh. in it he suggests graphic questions for then-president clinton about his affair with monica lewinsky. ♪ >>> good morning. it is tuesday, august 21. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside frances rivera in for yasmin, and louis bergdorf. president trump, who is using the powers of his office to go after critics and perceived enemies, is asserting he could personally take over the probe into russian interference in the 2016 election. an investigation in which several of his former aides have already been charged. now, in an interview with reuters, trump said his administration was, quote, a smooth-running machine except in that world, and i've decided to stay out. now, i don't have to stay out. i can go in and i could do whatever. i could run it if i want, but i decided to stay out, he said. i'm totally allowed to be involved if i wanted to be. so far i haven't chosen to be involved. i'll stay out.

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>> well, look, melania trump has always been a bit of an enigma. think she prefers it that way. she's somebody who has carefully avoided the spotlight only to kind of pick her moments and choose them i think in a very strategic way. let's not forget what she did with the slogan on the back of her coat, i don't really care, do you. as she was headed down to the border to visit the children. we still don't really know what that means. was that a message to her husband? was that a message to the press? was it a message to trump haters? as i said, she is just an enigma. i think what's so interesting and perhaps telling about this dispute that trump has picked with lebron james on twitter is it fits a pattern, david. they'll just lay a few of these out for you. you have john lewis who president trump tweeted about as being all talk, talk, talk. you have maxine waters. a very extraordinarily low iq individual. you have fredricka wilson, the florida representative he called wacky. you have la var ball, the basketball player's father, trump called a poor man's don king. i mean, there is

. >>> and first lady melania trump's parents are now u.s. citizens. slovenian couple was sworn in as citizens in a private ceremony in new york city. their lawyer said they didn't receive any special treatment and their daughter sponsored their green card to obtain residency. president trump has ended most calling it chain migration. melania trump was not at the ceremony. >>> well, coming up on "cbs this morning," director spike lee joins us at the table with his new movie "black klansmen." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten. ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. ♪ la-di-la-di. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart... so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. it helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby.

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a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames' work to hool for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support for lebron james, even as he feuds with her husband. the russian foreign ministry says it has appointed the american actor steven seagal as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. he was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies. the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries the dissident chinese artist ai weiwei says the authorities in beijing have demolished his studio there. in a series of clips on instagram showing the former factory being torn down, ai says he was given no notice of the decision. the 66—year—old has lived in germany since leaving china in 2015. he is a strong critic of china's government. georgina smyth reports. as the studio was torn down, he said farewell.

late word from melania trump on a solo mission aboard.he first lady p announcing a t africa without her husband. it comes months after reports he called african nations s-hole countries in a private oval office meeting. that trip one of severafronts where the first lady appears to be setting her own course. we get details from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: striking out on her own, today as the president was on yet another twitter tear, the first lady speaking out against cyber bullying. >> most children are more aware of th benefits and pitfalls of social media than adults. >> reporter: in past week alone, mr. trump called his former staffer omarosa a dog and former cia director john brena n litical hack when asked about the disconnect between her policies and the president's punches, the first lady's spokesperson says she's well aware of the criticism but that will no deter her from doing wh he feels is right calling for vecle vidi ence online. >> it can be harmful ec when used iny. >> reporter: tonight another notablco rast announc

first lady melania trump's parents becoming brand new u.s. citizens today through a process president trump railed against and says he wants to end. we get details from nbc's peter alexander. ht>> reporter: ton the first inlaws melania trump's parents sworn in as american citizens. the slovenia immigrantsg the oath y inork city.fa ly unification process president trump repeatedly denounced. io> we have to end chain and we have to build the wall, we're going to build it. >> reporter: victor and amelia until today legal permanent residents declined to commt but their lawyer saying they got no special treatment. >> the application process, the interview was no different than anybody else's. >> reporter: asked if they used chain their ion, lawyer told "the new york times" i suppose it's a dirty, dirtr word. the first lady's parents are familiar faces at the white house. s rs. trump missing todaprivate ceremony but apparently sponsored her parents' visa applications after she was a citizen in 2006. the trump administtion is owonsidering a crackdon

melania trump just did a tree planting service.le ago. >> thank you, everyone, for coming today. an honor to make a -- here. very special day. i want to thank the national park services for doing an amazing job and keeping the white house in beautiful shape. >> let's go to our white house reporter, kate bennet, who was at that tree planting ceremony. my question is, you know, what is the first lady's staff saying about their choice for even her not to attend any of the memorial events this week? what is their rational? >> the staff isn't saying anything, as you mentioned. we have made multiple requests, they are not responding. i don't think we are going expect to see the first lady at the john mccain memorial events. she did go to former first lady barbara bush's and the president didn't. i believe that's a bit different, that's splitting hairs, but it's a former first lady, something in line with what the current first lady is akin to and maybe slightly more appropriate she go without her husband. however, it's anyone's guess why

. >> i want to ask you about melania trump. she's contradicting her husband again. ou know president trump tweeted on friday night, slamming lebron james saying, it looks like lebron james is working to do good things on behalf our next generation and just like he always has the first lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today. so is she trolling her husband, are we reading too much into this? is it good cop, bad cop? and i have to say this is what i got the most feedback from, and i will just read some of what someone who texted me. melania trump released a statement praising lebron, great. she's still a birther. i mean, what do you think? >> well, you know, i had it in my mind to say that melania trump has not exhibited the level of racism that donald trump has. and as a person who's a white american male i have to say this president is racist. those of us who have been around racists racists know it when we see it and hear it. the fact that mrs. trump was supportive of his birther accusations i think is very disturbing, bu

in a statement, a spokeswoman for first lady melania trump said it looks like lebron james is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation. and, that mrs. trump would be open to visiting james' school. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a [bleep] off the field. >> reporter: in june, trump disinvited super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles james weighed in at the time while playing in the nba finals. >> i mean, i know, no matter who wins this series, no one wants to invite us. >> reporter: weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. >>> we have breaking news out of redding. another death in the car fire. this time, a pg&e employee. the company confirmed the employee was restoring the restoration effort in the vicinity of the fire. it is not clear exactly how he died. that brings the death toll to seven people including two firefighters. >>> also, some new video tonight in yosemite. it shows the fresh evacuations thanks to the stubborn ferguson fire. tonight, the three week old fire is approachi

a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames' work to ome—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris most others will continue with the dry weather. what a glorious start to the day. this is a scene showing the early morning sun. though be closed coming and bottle feed in the afternoon. temperatures not normal in northern ireland and scotland. —— temperatures normal. the rain will turn heavier and scotland. particularly in western aliens. amends of rain here are probably quite limited. it is dry for england and wales. temperatures in london only slowing —— slowly easing down to low teens. it will be sunny and southern areas. it will be colour later in the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the president of venezuela, says an attempt has been made on his life using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televise

melania trump, why is she pushing a message about bullying behavior and that it has to stop?now how hypocritical that sounds, not because of her, but because of who her husband is. he's the troll in chief. so what's going on with this mixed message out of the white house? d. lemon has a theory, next. ♪ let your perfect drive come together during the final days of the lincoln summer invitation event get 0% apr on select 2018 lincoln models plus one thousand dollars bonus cash. man: are unpredictable crohn's symptoms following you everywhere? it's time to take back control with stelara®. for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission with dosing every 8 weeks. woman: stelara® may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before or during treatment, always tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have flu-like symptoms or

and the new detail just emerging, first lady melania trump issuing a statement, pratzing the basketball player. president trump is in ohio tonight, james' home state for a political rally. abc white house correspondent tara palmeri is there with him and starts us off. >> reporter: president trump hitting the campaign trail in columbus tonight. but before leaving, tweeting an insult at ohio's favorite native son. "lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, don lemon. he made lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do." the president added, "i like mike!" an apparent reference to michael jordan. earlier this week, lebron james spoke with cnn's don lemon about a school for at-risk kids he's opening in his hometown of akron. in the interview, james accused the president of using sports to drive people apart. >> he's kind of used sport to kind of divide us. and that's something that i can't relate to. sports has never been something that divided people. it's always been something that brings someone together. >> reporter: during the trump presidency, no nba championsh

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