mr. trump: thank you very much. we were very close. we had no democrat support. we had no votes from the democrats. they weren't going to give us a single vote, it's a difficult thing to do. i've been saying for the last year and a half that the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode, it is exploding right now. it's -- many states have big problems, almost all states have big problems. i was in tennessee the other day and they've lost half of their state in terms of an insurer. have no insurer. it was mostly because of secretary price, and phase three which i think we would have gotten, premiums would have kwon down, would have been very stable, very strong. but we're very, very close and i think what will happen is obamacare will explode. it's going to be a very bad year. last year you had over 100% increases in various places, arizona, i understand, it's going up very rapidly again. like it did last year. last year was 116%. many places, 50%, 60%, 70%. i guess it a

mr. trump: we're going for tax reform, but it would have worked out better if we had some democrat support. now we're going to go for tax reform which i've always liked. >> are you confident in speaker ryan's leadership and his ability to get things done? mr. trump: yes, i am. he worked very, very hard. there's been a long history of liking and disliking even within the republican party long before i got here. but i've had a great relationship with the republican party. it seems that both sides like trump and that's good. and you see that, i guess, more clearly than anybody. but we've had -- i'm not going to speak badly about anybody within the party but certainly there's a big history. i think paul really worked hard. and i would say that we will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts and tax reform, that'll be next. >> what's going to happen to americans when obamacare explodes? mr. trump: bad things are going to happen to obamacare, there's not much you can do to help

the "people" magazine writer said she ran into mrs. trumpthe incident, and she said 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 that 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, you know, people cut out saying lies and not true stuff. ♪ >> she briefly retreated from the campaign trail, but 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 magnanimous and she is really a forc

mr. trump: thank you very much. we were very close. we had no democrat support. we had no votes from the democrats. they weren't going to give us a single vote, it's a difficult thing to do. i've been saying for the last year and a half that the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode, it is exploding right now. it's -- many states have big problems, almost all states have big problems. i was in tennessee the other day and they've lost half of their state in terms of an insurer. have no insurer. that is happening to many other places. i was in kentucky the other day and similar things are happening. obamacare is exploding. we couldn't quite get there. , very small number of votes short in terms of getting our bill passed. a lot of people don't realize how good our bill was because they were doing phase one. when you add phase two which was mostly the signings of secretary price behind me and phase three which i think we would have gotten, it would have been a good bil

because mr. trump never give up. you never give up, so i didn't give up. [ applause ] and last fall president trump won and you won and i also won. so last december, j.c. hosted an event to celebrate the victory of president trump in japan by inviting dan snyder, executive director of the acu and keys the trade commissioner and it was a big success. [ applause ] and this time i came back to cpac and i noticed something. so i have been here the last three days and i had some mysterious freedom, a sense of oneness here. i noticed i was not the -- i was not alone, but i was always with you working together to realize the idea of a conservatism, even if we're physically apart. [ applause ] so this year, i'm going to be more proactive and aggressive with the three focusing points. first thing, i'm going to devote myself to realize the liberty, the free society -- liberty of a free society by lowering the tax and also eliminate all regulations that are choking our business activities. [ applause ] and second thing, working

mr. trump telling the new york post it was a great surprise. we are very happy together. the couple wed january 22 dwaf. >> i think of their wedding as a broadway production. >> hundreds attended at mar-a-lago country club in palm beach, florida. crystal champagne was served along with a 57 pound grand wedding cake. there was a moment donald wanted to sell the broadcast rights to the wedding and melania put her foot down at that. >> the new mrs. trump wore a gown from france. adorned with crystals. estimated coast, 100 to $200,000. vogue magazine featured her on the cover. after the wedding, settled in on pent how's overlooking fifth avenue. granted larry king first post wedding interview on cnn. >> kind of a joking. >> i used the name trump, yes. yes, i am. roud of it >> that name broug opportunity. >> the chief executive for affleck personally chose melania trump to star in this ad saying she's the bride of the year. then came the inevitable questions about mother hood gl do you want to paren

she ran into mrs. trumpavenue and said melania trump asked her why she had not seen her around. >> that is the portion that melania chose to take issue with. >> mrs. trump's lawyer demanded a retraction saying that meeting on fifth avenue never happened. >> i would not recognize her. i would not recognize her on the street or ask her why we don't see her anymore. that was another thing like people come out saying lies. >> she briefly retreated from the campaign trail. but 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 a 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 and magnanimous and really a force here. such a good image for the trump campaign to project. >> god bless this beautiful country. >> on election night when donald trump wins the wh

we know following six bankruptcies, mr. trump had trouble getting loans and financing for his real estate business. german bank deutsche stepped in when wall street stopped lending, giving at least $300 million in loans for trump properties. and more personally to trump's daughter, ivanka and son in law. they have been fined for criminally transferring $10 billion out of russia. >> thank you. all the time is expired. the strengths of the last word. >> it's interesting. i think there's only a couple of us that have ever filed a tax return and ever done a complicated tax return. i have for the last 30 plus years and it's interesting that you're rattling off about things you would never find on a tax return. i've done everything from a international taxes return to tax returns with 500 pages of information and some of the things you're talking about would never be found on a tax return that you're talking about. that's the issue that's in front of us now. let's face it, release of presidential tax returns is tradition, not law. and

mr. trump said all of this is intended to put american miners back to work and major garrett is at the white house. >> i am taking historic steps to lift the restrictions on american energy to, reverse government intrusion and to cancel job-killing regulations. >> reporter: president trump made history of the obama administration's efforts to curb greenhouse gasses. by signing an executive order at the environmental protection agency, mr. trump took the first step toward erasing rules limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and easing restrictions on new coal mines. >> my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. >> reporter: industry workers joined mr. trump for the event. >> you see what it says, right? you're going back the work. >> reporter: coal mining accounts for roughly 50,000 jobs in america, down from its peak of nearly 180,000 in 1985. automation and the availability of natural gas from hydraulic fracturing has made coal production less competitive.

people who voted to mr trump who are concerned about jobs, said people who voted to mr trump who areed aboutjobs, said even if a deceleration in the process would have an impact on my family. those who are concerned aboutjobs, they should be more concerned the night. today there are ten times more jobs in renewable energy in the united states tha n in renewable energy in the united states than in coal. there are four times renewable energy jobs states than in coal. there are four times renewable energyjobs in oil and gas. the solar industry is increasing by 6% and the job creation in the united states where as oil and is dropping by 18%. a measure like this is actually stealing jobs away from the united states, it is making products and services in the united states high carbon, that do not have a growing market in other countries. it is reducing the export from the united states and reducing job potential. this should be a concern. more detail on these new policies from donald trump, what he is putting in place, his arguments for it and his critics' arguments against it right now on

on your mr. trump: we're going for tax reform, but it would have worked out better if we had some democrat support. now we're going to go for tax reform which i've always liked. >> are you confident in speaker ryan's leadership and his ability to get things done? mr. trump: yes, i am. he worked very, very hard. there's been a long history of liking and disliking even within the republican party long before i got here. but i've had a great relationship with the republican party. it seems that both sides like trump and that's good. and you see that, i guess, more clearly than anybody. but we've had -- i'm not going to speak badly about anybody within the party but certainly there's a big history. i think paul really worked hard. and i would say that we will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts and tax reform, that'll be next. what's going to happen to americans when obe macare explodes? mr. trump: bad things are going to happen to obamacare, there's not much you can do to help it

. >> reporter: when president obama created the plan mr. trump is reversing, mr. obama emphasized the need to tackle rising global temperatures. >> no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations. >> reporter: but president trump once called climate change a hoax, and scott pruitt recently denied a direct link between carbon dioxide and global warming. >> i would not agree it's a contributor to the global warming we see. >> reporter: in 2016, more than 20 states complained it exceeded federal law. mr. trump urges all federal agency to suspend or revise any rule believed to limit production. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> a >>> after the president's announcements today, the governors of california and new york said they would continue to impose state loss limiting carbon in the atmosphere. 20% of americans live in one of those states. and john blackstone met one of them, a climate scientist who sent mr. trump a warning. >> reporter: ben santor has believed that temperatures rising and glaciers melting, climate change de

we know that following six bankruptcies, mr. trump had trouble getting loans and financing for his real estate business. german bank deutsche stepped in when wall street stopped lending, giving at least $300 million in loans for trump properties. and more personally to trump's daughter of vodka and son-in-law jared buster, and deutsche banc has been five are currently transferring $10 million out of russia. >> thank you, mr. pascoe. time is expired. mr. renacci, you are recognized. strike the last word. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there's only couple of us on this committee that have ever filed a tax return and ever done a couple get a tax return. i'm not sure who all but i have for the last 30+ years and it's interesting, my friend from new jersey, you are railing of the things that you would never find on a tax return. i've done everything from international tax returns and complicated tax returns to catastrophe turns with 500 pages of information and some of things you're talking about would never be found on a tax return that you'

we know that following six bankruptcies mr. trump had trouble getting loans and financing for his real estate business. german bank deutsche stepped in when wall street stopped lending giving at least $300 million in loans trump properties. and more to trump's daughter and son-in-law. deutsche bank has been fined for criminally transferring $10 billion out of russia. >> thank you. all the time has expired. >> i think there is only a couple of us on this committee that have ever filed a tax return and not a complicated tax return. i'm not sure who all. i have for the past 30+ years. it is interesting that you are rallying off things that you would never find on a tax return. i've done everything from an international tax return to complicated tax returns to tax returns with 500 pages of information. some things you are talking about would never be found on a tax return. that is the issue that is in front of us now. searching for information on a tax return. it is not law. if we abuse the authority given to obtain the tax return in thi

mr. trump's debts held by foreign companies. you will find that on the disclosure, not on his tax return. >> all time is expired, excuse me. ms. sewell you're recognized. strike the last word. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to express my strong support for this critically important house resolution we're considering today and i'm proud to serve as an original co-sponsor. as we know, the emoluments clause's creation was intended to forbid relationships that might lead to interruption. for four decades, four decades, mr. chairman, presidential nominees have without fail released their full tax returns. yet we now have a president who promised, he made lots of promises on the election trail that he's broken, and this is yet another one. he promised to release his tax returns and now that he's president, he refuses to. so my question today is what does our president have to hide? fortunately, congress, and in particular this committee, has the authority to act and do something about it. the ability of our committee to review and

. >> reporter: the new mrs. trumpn from christian dior adorned with crystals. estimated cost, $100,000 to $200,000. "vogue" magazine featured her on the cover. after the wedding the trumps settled in at their three-story penthouse overlooking fifth avenue and granted larry king their first postwedding interview on cnn. >> kind of joeshgi ijoiningingl >> you used the name trump? >> i use the name trump. >> you're proud of it? >> i'm proud of it, yes i am. >> reporter: and that name brought opportunity. personally choosing melania trump to star in this ad saying she's the bride of the year. >> aflac! >> reporter: then came the inevitable questions about motherhood. >> do you want to parent? do you want to be a mother? >> yes we want to have a family. we want to have a baby together. >> she'll be an amazing mother. i have no doubt about that. she'll be an amazing mother. >> reporter: on march 20, 2006, the couple welcomed their son. barron william trump. his birth made headlines around the world. he was featured on "extr

mr. trump's pro-business stance. combination of proposals, corporate tax cuts, the loosening of regulations is exactly what wall street wants to hear. throw in a proposed $1 trillion of infrastructure spending the president discussed last night and signals the fed may soon raise interest rates to keep growth smooth, and you'll end up with a dow jones industrial average somewhere it has never been before, over 21,000. as an investor once put it, short term the market is a voting machine. people vote on what they think will happen economically, and right now, scott, they're thinking very positive thoughts. >> pelley: jim axelrod for us. jim, thank you. during the president's address last night, he introduced the nation to carryn owens, the widow of navy seal ryan owens. owens was killed in a counter- terrorism raid in yemen 30 days ago. that mission did not go as planned. mr. trump gave the order, but he has not accepted the responsibility. here's david martin. >> reporter: rarely has someone struggled so hard and so p

by signing an executive order at the environmental protection agency, mr. trump took the first step toward erasing rules limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and easing restrictions on new coal mines. >> my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. >> reporter: industry workers joined mr. trump for the event. >> you see what it says, right? you're going back the work. >> reporter: coal mining accounts for roughly 50,000 jobs in america, down from its peak of nearly 180,000 in 1985. automation and the availability of natural gas from hydraulic fracturing has made coal production less competitive. >> we're here to announce the single most important step america has ever taken in the fight against global climate change. >> reporter: when president obama created the clean power plant, mr. trump is now reversing, mr. obama emphasized the need the tackle rising global temperatures. >> no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations. >> reporter: but president trump once called climate change a hoax, and e.p.

while president donald trump wasn't mentioned by name, mr. lee criticized policies presented by mr. p and said china remains committed to globalization. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country. >> reporter: mr. trump has had a rocky relationship with china after accusing the country of stealing millions of u.s. jobs. during a heavily choreographed press conference saturday, we asked where the u.s./china ruopp is heading. the question topic had to be presubmitted and preapproved. >> translator: we all hope american policy changes have positive effects, but if there are challenges, china will face them head on. >> reporter: despite china's economic challenges and at times choking pollution, the applause came when he announced china is suspending roaming charges for calls made in another province. adriana diaz, cbs news, beijing. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a look at a growing trend in skin care called micro needling and why doctors say it could be dangerous. >>> plus a first on "cbs this morning," airbnb's ceo tell how women play a major p

mr. trump began the morning on twitter defending the attorney general and his first meeting with russia's ambassador to the u.s., saying it was set up by the obama administration, then claimed in his words: "just out: the same russian ambassador that met jeff sessions visited the obama white house 22 times and four times last year alone." the defense of sessions was followed quickly by an extraordinary barrage of accusations against his predecessor, barack obama. offering no evidence, president trump accused president obama of tapping his phones at trump tower during the campaign, claiming: "nothing found. this is mccarthyism!" mr. trump went on to ask: "is it legal for a sitting president to be wire tapping a race for president prior to an election? a new low!" then another, saying: "i'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that president obama was tapping my phones in october, just prior to election!" then, finally: "how low has president obama gone to tapp my phones duri

mr. trumpedroom window. it was supposed to be a quiet working weekend for the president, but with the reignited debate over health care, and questions swirling around mr. trump's wiring accusations against president obama, things are hardly quiet these days. here's errol barnett. >> reporter: 26-year-old jonathan tran of california appeared in court saturday. the d.c. metropolice report says he claimed to be a friend of the president and that he had an appointment. he was carrying two canlz of mace and admitted to jumping the fence. tran is being held until his next court appearance monday. the secret service says at 11:38 p.m., tran, carrying a backpack, breachedly the perimeter fence between the east wing and the treas department. he was apprehended near the south portico entrance. that entrance leads to the president's private residence. mr. trump was at home at the time, although the secret service says he was not in danger opinion today at a working lunch with cabinet secretaries, mr. trum

mr. trump's accusations that president obama had his phones tapped. the director of the fbi wants the justice department to dispute the charges. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house has requested that congress examine whether president obama abused his executive thoerd. the accusation came in a tweet without supporting evidence that then president obama ordered a wire tap of phones in trump tower. president trump's assertion that former president obama bugged trump tower last year is now putting him at odds with fbi director james comey. law enforcement sources confirm to cbs news comey asked the department of justice saturday to publicly reject mr. trump's claims say the claims falsely suggest they broke the law. >> there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time of against his campaign. >> the former director of national intelligence james clapper maintained sunday he supervised never wiretapping mr. trump. the president made the claim on twut oren satur

mr. trumputlining his goals for a new health care system during last night's address. he wants to keep coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, the key there. and calling for a guaranteed transition for americans insured through exchanges. he also wants to help americans purchase their own insurance exclusively through unmandated government plans. and he said bringing down costs is critical. >> action is not a choice. it is a necessity. so, i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save americans from his imploding obamacare disaster. with reforms that expands choice, increase access, lower costs and at the same time provide better health care. the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance. and that is what we are going to do. >> later today, republicans will try to get on the same page on obamacare, when house leaders brief their senate counterparts on repeal plans at a meeting called by senate majori

mr. trump, whose self-promotion as a negotiator was chronicled in his book "the art of the deal," has so far not had the political skill or capital to move the members of his own party. chip reid begins our coverage. >> reporter: at the white house this morning, president trump got a standing ovation from more than 30 members of the freedom caucus, the most conservative group in the house. white house press secretary sean spicer insisted the health care vote would happen today. >> it's going to pass. that's it. >> reporter: but after congressman justin amash and other freedom caucus members returned to the capitol, the positive tone had disappeared. >> i don't think there can be a vote tonight because they don't have the votes. >> reporter: so what happened? well, the president did agree to the caucus's request to reduce the cost of health care by dropping the obamacare requirement that insurance companies cover essential health services, including hospitalization, maternity care, prescription

mr. trump is all talk and no action. >> he is talked a good game on trade when he rain in the campaign he said he declared china manipulator on first day of presidency. on infrastructure, in the campaign he talked about infrastructure. we have not heard a peep about a plan on infrastructure. they say they are going to do next year. health care, the budget he proposed would have no choice but to have slash medical research and education and the problem with president trump is his peach is realities are far apart. >> democratic congress women wore white. joining us l.a. city counsel person. thanks for both for being here with us. many are suggesting the different tone from donald trump in his tuesday address represented a turning point and the moment he became presidentialme presidential. what's your response? >> i think that's true. it was a different tone. we have not seen the details. the truth is still 22 million people will be without health care if he gets rid of obamacare. he has a lot of

since his inauguration, mr. trump has continually stamped rumors with the seal of the president, including millions of illegal votes for hillary clinton, terror attacks no one knows about, and describing the news media as "a great danger to our country." but today the wiretap claims seem to cro democrats and republicans called for mr. trump to provide evidence. margaret brennan leads our coverage. >> i have recused myself. >> reporter: it began with attorney general jeff sessions' decision thursday to recuse himself from any investigation of russian meddling during the campaign after revelations he spoke twice with russia's ambassador to the u.s. last year. >> mr. president, do you still have confidence in your attorney general? >> total. >> reporter: mr. trump strongly disagreed with the attorney general's decision. that same day, conservative radio host mark levin accused the obama administration of using what he called "police state tactics. >> the incredible scandal is the obama administration was investigating to

mr. trump claims he recently learned mr. obama ordered what trump describes as a watergate-style water tap on trump tower in new york. he says it happened just before the election. mr. trump offered no evidence, and an obama spokesman issued a quick denial. it comes amid growing controversy over the trtion's possible russianitize. the president is spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach. errol barnett is there. >> reporter: president trump is back on familiar ground here at his mar-a-lago resort in florida, and he's back to one of his favorite activities -- stirring up conversations with his tweets. after a week of speeches and addresses widely regarded as presidential, mr. trump made an explosive allegation, that the obama administration screptly election. the president's tweet storm started around 6:35 a.m. with this: "just found on that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. nothing found." minutes later he asked, "is it legal for a sitting president to be wiretapping a race for president? a new low.

mr. trump's tax return was leaked.t refused to release his tax return in the campaign breaking a tradition. >>> the storm along the east coast fell short when it shifted slightly to the west. but some areas still got more than 2 feet of snow, transportation was disrupted, and schools were closed. at least three deaths are blamed on the storm. more than a thousand flights are canceled for today. >>> the big storm has done something many thought was impossible. it brought a democrat and republican together. chip reid has their excellent adventure. ♪ on the road again ♪ >> reporter: republican congressman bill herd in the blue shirt and he drove through texas. they rented a chevy impala and hit the road. >> we're doing 1,600 miles from san antonio to washington, d.c., and we would love to take you all's questions. >> they're live streaming on facebook and periscope. we caught up with them on skype. they said they're already reaching some bipartisan compromise. >> we both ordered a number 2 with cheese from whataburger. >>

m i think for mrs. trump coming into this as not a politician's wife-- and in fact, , member, she's only been an american citizen for 10 years-- there's a lot to absorb. there's a lot to take in. >> reporter: this afternoon, the first lady joined her husband at the white house for a panel on empowering women. >> melania is a very highly acomplished woman, and really an inspiration to so many, and she is doing some great job. >> reporter: now, most first ladies take a little while to tackle the job. two months after michelle obama became first lady, she broke ground for the white house garden, but, scott, it was a bar before she announced her first initiative "let's move" fitness campaign. >> pelley: jan crawford for us. jan, thank you. still ahead, tracking your internet footprints. your internet footprints. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelt

important to her." >> raising children. >> reporter: initiatives including child care, mentioned by mr. trumpptember. >> and i'm very grateful to her for her work, her efforts. >> reporter: in an interview last morning's" norah o'donnell, trump herself described how she might interact with her father. >> i give him my opinion and perspective on anything that i'm interested in speak about or he's interested and receptive in hearing about. >> reporter: now she says she's voluntarily placing her assets into a trust controlled by relatives. and yesterday, she said in a statement she will "voluntarily follow all of the ethics rules placed on government employees." the white house maintains she won't be paid, and she won't be an employee, but richard painter, who was chief white house ethics lawyer for president george w. bush and part of a conflict of interest lawsuit against president trump, says: >> this is not optional. when she is performing government functions in a government office building, including the west wing of the white house, she is without a doubt a government employee. >> reporte

mr. trump's pro-business stance. the combination of proposals, corporate tax cuts, the loosening of regulations is exactly what wall street wants to hear. throw in a proposed $1 trillion of infrastructure spending the president discussed last night and signals the fed may soon raise interest rates to keep growth smooth, and you'll end up with a dow jones industrial average somewher h been before, over 21,000. as an investor once put it, short term the market is a voting machine. people vote on what they think will happen economically, and right now, scott, they're thinking very positive thoughts. >> jim axelrod for us. jim, thank you. >>> during the president's address last night, he introduced the nation to carryn owens, the widow of navy seal ryan owens. owens was killed in a counter- terrorism raid in yemen 30 days ago. that mission did not go as planned. mr. trump gave the order, but he has not accepted the responsibility. here's david martin. >> reporter: rarely has someone struggled so hard and so publicly to k

expect because mr trump called mr abbas now.he timing of what mr com has in mind for any initiative in the middle east but he certainly wanted to get the view of the israelis first, which he has done, fulsomely. he has also got the view of some arab leaders who have spoken to the president of egypt, he has spoken to the king ofjordan and the number of other arab leaders who have given their input into what they see as their input into what they see as the way forward on the possibilities of some kind of resolution of the dispute or the conflict between the israelis and palestinians. at least they would have told them what not to do. he has taken stock of these viewpoints but he has been very slow to get to the palestinians. having said that, when george w bush came into office, he followed the clinton administration, which was very in gaugedin administration, which was very in gauged in peace process. when mr bush came into office, that stopped while they figure that what they would do so there is some precedent for this althoug

mr trump has claimed barack obama ordered trump tower in new york to be monitored during the electionrnment setting an economic growth target of around 6.5% for this year. that's down slightly from 2016's target range and the lowest in more than 20 years. premier li keqiang outlined the plan at the annual meeting of china's parliament — the national people's congress. le figaro looks at the upcoming french elections and presidential hopeful francois fillon where many on the right his party want him out of the race. mr fillon has said no—one can force him to withdraw his candidacy for the presidency. he's under investigation over allegations he used public money to pay family members for work they didn't do. the international new york times reports on south sudan where war is engulfing new previously peaceful areas of the nation. tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and region is suffering a national food crisis. and finally, in the china daily business pages, they say more chinese than ever are travelling to the united states and other foreign destinations. chinese outbound

the events come just a day after mr. trump confirmed details of a tax return he filed with his wife melania. >> what i have here is a copy of dona donald's tax returns. mosts before msnbc host rachel maddow revealed the documents on air. >> the first amendment gives us the right to publish this return. >> in a statement monday night it shows mr. trump paid $30 million in income. a tax rate of 25% adding that it's totally illegal to steal and publish tax returns. msnbc said it received two pages from journalist david kchlt johnston who received a copy of the return in his mail bakraoui from an unknown source. >> it's entirely possible donald sent this to me. >> it comes as james comey was asked to respond to a letter, asking him to hand over any evidence. >> they're about to screw up big time. if they keep running to the intel committee and nottance that letter. >> they're also trying to salvage their health insurance plan after the budget office projected it would leave more americans uninsured than before obamacare was enacte

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