this is martin sa'u meyer, chief of staff tojunker. is martin sa'u meyer, chief of staff to junker. coming out is martin sa'u meyer, chief of staff tojunker. coming out with 100 billion euros and david davies says, well, that is their opening gambit, well, that is their opening gambit, we will anchor it to the other side. —— but selmire has come out and said that. he's trying to play down as a tough negotiator. everybody is posturing and we can all relax. considering there is an election, this is the issue she is making the headlines with, we haven't heard any tory policy, we haven't heard their manifesto, we don't know what they stand for, but we all expected to vote because she is strong and offering strong government in the face of our enemy. we know who the enemy is. it is focused absolutely on her. i heard her speech. the word

meyers intention. but trump's son-in-law has emerged as a major diplomatic channel between china and the trump administration. his personal lawyer says kushner has no involvement in the operation of kushner companies and divested his interests in the one journal square and that he will recuse from particular matters concerning the eb5 visa program. kushner has benefited before from the eb5 program and the trump bay street apartment complex also here in jersey city received $50 million from eb5 investors, many of whom are chinese nationals. jericka duncan, cbs news. >>> a sunny and breezy start to the workweek. meteorologist melissa nord alert forecast, definitely chill in the air. >> there is a chill in the air, and unfortunately the chill is not really going anywhere. we're going to be keeping these below average temperatures in the forecast for quite some time, but what we're seeing today that we didn't see that much of this weekend is a whole lot in the way of sunshine. still breezy, though, so you

meyer's intention. as for mr. kushner -- >> jared has done everything to comply with the ethics rules. he wasn't involved. >> reporter: his lawyer said he sold his interest to the family trust, prior to joining the white house staff. office of government ethics. a trust that he, his wife and his children are not beneficiaries of. >> he divested a very small chunk of the business. he's still the beneficiary of the vast majority of the business. the problem has clearly not been solved. >> reporter: the kushners used the visa program to help fund a prior project, they're not alone. there were 10,000 such visas issued just last year, over three-quarters of them to the chinese. and lester, mr. kushner says he won't involve himself in talks over the controversial visa program. >> thank you. >>> in boston, police are investigating a chilling murder mystery. two doctors engaged to be married were found killed in their penthouse. the suspect was arraigned today, but what was the motive? nbc's morgan rad forth has the story

a key selling point from meyer. told the post that meyer, quote, apologizes that the mention of her brother was in any way interpreted as an attempt to lure investors. that was mot mice meyer's intention. i want to bring back eddie and matt and with my kate kelly of the "new york times." this is a controversial program. it doesn't spur business growth. it gets rich people in other countries and mostly been from china, to buy up properties here and get visas. how can you possibly, while we're sitting here with this wave of -- are there conflicts of interest, how does this smell right when the pr woman at the kushner event said to reporters they were kicking out this isn't the story we want to tell. i get it, laid. we kn -- lady, i nose it's not the story you want to tell. >> another example of the behavior on the part of the trump family and extended family and kushners that makes you feel squeamish about the folks in the white house who may have technically recused themselves from investments but remain connected to

my cinco bud forever, arthur meyer, everybody, right there. cheers and applause ] >> it will be fun. >> jimmy: guys, listen to this. i read that japan -- [ laughter ] i read that japan is trying to hire more ninjas to entertain tourists. well, we actually have an amazing ninja who works at our show. dave, come on out here. >> yeah, dave! >> jimmy: wasn't he great. wasn't that fantastic? amazing. [ laughter ] he's the best. don't do that to me, dave. [ applause ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that is grammy nominated musician, joey defrancesco, sitting in with the roots tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he knows how to do it. all night long is going to be here. thank you so much for being here, buddy. his new album "project freedom" is available right now. go download it wherever you can get records. pick it up. i mean, you're the best. thanks so much for being here, man. >> oh man, thanks for having me. you kidding me? >> jimmy: i'm so h

i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight?ate study. we don't know what they talked about but since it was only 30 minutes, we can assume it wasn't confession.

you're a stud. [ cheers and applause ] last ti a golden globe party that ron meyer and kelly meyer hadre completely blonde. >> i was, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, why were -- >> hey, hey. >> jimmy: i mean, you can pull that off. i mean, yeah. >> a little confused there, aren't i? >> jimmy: yeah, no, no. >> that's because i was shooting a film in china. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, i sort of shot this kind of youth culture movie for the chinese market which is really cool. it's called "smart chase." >> jimmy: and they know you from, obviously, "lord of the rings," yeah. >> so i thought i'd give them a a little bit of leggy, with a a little bit of me, a bit of everything. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] here's the other time you were blonde. yeah, we know. [ cheers and applause ] come on. did you get to keep the wig or anything? the ears or anything? did you get to keep -- >> yeah, i've got all of that. no, i haven't got the wig, but i've got the ears preserved in like perspex and stuff. >> jimmy: yeah, you've got to have that. >> that back rig. >> jimmy: but i mean, so you do "lord of the rings

. >> seth: good evening everybody, i'm seth meyers.is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump today called the appointment of a special council to investigate his campaign's ties to russia, the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. though it didn't help his case much when he flew aw o [ laughter ] during a press conference this afternoon, president trump said that his administration is getting things done at a record-setting pace. for example, most presidents take four years to finish a term and it looks like trump's gonna get it done in like eight months. [ cheers and applause ] so -- [ laughter ] you're out! the justice department yesterday appointed former fbi director robert mueller as special council to oversee the investigation into trump and russia. "i'm gonna get to the bottom of this." said donald trump to a pint of haagen dazs. [ laughter ] everybody, calling me a liar. i'm not a liar. they're liars, i d

his sister, nicole meyer was in shanghai, talking real estate to wealthy investors.he sales pitch? invest half a million and get a visa. >> reporter: nicole meyer spent saturday with wealthy chinese investors, asking them to help finance this new jersey real estate project, known as one journal square. her pitch? make a $500,000 investment in return for a possible u.s. visa. it's known at investor program and was renewed by president trump the day before the beijing meeting. >> this is just the start of a roadshow for the kushner company family many. >> reporter: new york fiems reporter xavier hernandez was at the event and said it included pictures of president trump and referenced jared kushner specifically. >> i think for the chinese investor whose were there they felt like this project was safe and secure because it had the government's support. and whether that was her intention or not, i think a lot of people walked away with that perception. >> reporter: the session was open to the public but hernandez and owne other journalists were forced out of the ritz-car

i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? cheers and applause ] so good to hear. so good to hear on a monday. in that case, let's get to the news. in a recent reuters interview, president trump reflected on his first 100 days in office saying, quote, i thought it would be easier. what made you think it was going to be easy? [ light laughter ] this is what it did to a smart person. [ laughter ] by the time you're out of office, you're going to look like the toxic avenger. [ laughter ] president trump said yesterday that being president has been a big burden on his family. yes, but somehow we manage, said melania from her penthouse in new york. [ light laughter ] in an interview today, president trump questioned why america fought the civil war, even worse, then he questioned whom america fought in the civil war. [ light laughter ] wait, i know this one. was it china? [ laughter ] that's right. president trump questioned why america fought the civil war. you know, at this rate the only way trump is going to get a second term is

the kushner company said meyer wanted to make clear that her brother had nothing to do with this project mentioned her brother was in any way interpreted as an attempt to lure investors. an attorney for kushner said he divested from the project. white house spokesman sean spicer. >>> jared has done everything to comply with the ethics rules to make sure he had nothing to do with it him per se. he wasn't involved. >> reporter: major garrett, cbs news, the white house. >> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," nestle water faces a torrid storm of criticism. it takes water from southern california's drought area. environmentalist say that's bad policy. weefl visit nestle's operation and hear the company's response. >>> plus award-winning mystery writer james patterson and his son jack tell us about teaming up for a new children's book "penguins of america." >>> and -- >> coming up on "cbs this morning" i'll take you to every corner of the globe from london to rome, to rio, moscow, beijing, egypt, jerusalem, because here at gulliver's gate it's a small world after all. >> tha

dakota meyer is here with his plan to take down isis. plus-- >> it's a witch hunt. they'd rather see this country fail than him succeed. jesse: eric trump on the mainstream media's attacks on his father. and-- ♪ todd rundgren has a few choice words for the president, but can he face the music on "watters' world." >> and we're honoring memorial day weekend with a "watters' world" history quiz. it all begins right now. welcome to "watters' world," i'm jesse watters. i want to start with the hysteria of the left. remember this guy? >> if you get sick in america, this is what the republicans want you to do. if you get sick, america, the republican health care plan is this. die quickly. jesse: that was when republicans were trying to stop obamacare from putting his further in debt. and years later the name calling is continuing. and the democrats are hyperbolic. >> that budget that trump has presented is a grotesque ly budget. >> senior citizen will lose perhaps the one nutritious meals they get. the wheels on wheels. >> this is an attempt to have ethnic cleansing in thi

that was not miss meyer's intention. for mr. done everything to comply with the he wasn't involved. >> kushner's lawyer says he sold his interest in the new jersey project to a family trust prior to joining the white house staff. as suggested by the office of government ethics. a trust that he, his wife, and his children are not beneficiaries of. >> he divested a very small chunk of the business. he is still the beneficiary of the vast majority of the business. the problem has clearly not been solved. >> thanks to cynthia mcfadden for that. still ahead, terrifying moment caught on camera when a girl is attacked by a kangaroo. plus, jimmy kimmel returns ready to take on his health care critics. you're watching "early today." . i never joined in. that wasn't fair to any of us. i was covered. i tried lots of things over the years. but i didn't give up. i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. that still works. see me. i found clear skin that lasts. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx