in the barrage of bullets, 22-year-old passenger stephanie washington was shot in the face. her boyfriend, the driver 21-year-old paul wither spoon was unanciented this is witherspoon's moernl. >> myit my jo fix h. >> during a week of peaceful protests. >> definitely need to be questions answered. >> followed by a hamden town hall last night. community members demanded >> what are we going to do about justice for stephanie washington. and what are we going to do for justice for paul witherspoon? >> reporter: regaining community trust is a tall task ahead. >> i think it will take a long time. and i think that words are cheap. and the proof will be in the actions they're taking. >> reporter: family members say they don't think this shooting was about race. but about police training. the officers, both of whom are african-american, are on administrative leave while the investigation continues. and, jeff, stephanie washington, is expected to make a full recovery. >> mola lenghi, in new haven, for us. thk you very much. for a 5-year-old boy. a.j. freund was reported missing from

in the barrage of bullets, 22- year-old passenger stephanie washington was shot in the face. boyfriend, the driver, 21- year-old paul witherspoon, was uninjured. in a search of the car yesterday, no weapon was found. kisha green is witherspoon's mother. >> my son, they broke him. they broke him. and now it's my job to fix him. r: reporter: during a week of peaceful protests... >> there definitely need to be questions answered. >> reporter: ...followed by a hamden town hall last night, community members demandedaccob. >> what are we goir ephanie washington, and what are we going to do about justice for paul witherspoon? >> reporter: hamden mayor curt balzano lang says regaining community trust is a tall task ahead. >> i think it's going to take a long time, and i think that words are cheap and the proof is going to be, you know, the proof is going to be in the actions that are taken. >> reporter: family members say they don't think this shooting was about race but about police training. the officers, both of whom are african american, are on administrative leave while the inve

. >> the passenger, stephanie washington was the one shot and wounded. the driver, paul witherspoon was not hurt. his uncle commends the state police for their investigation, but he wants action. >> i just feel like based on the amount of information, they got 100 pieces, 98 are out. two pieces looking for, he didn't do anything to change it. >> there's no audio in the first part of the body cam footage. it's unclear why he started shooting. no gun was found at the scene. both officers are on administrative leave. >>> long national wait is almost over. joe biden set to launch his 2020 presidential campaign tomorrow with an online video. the former vice president's team has been laying the groundwork for months. sources saying he plans to hold his first event in pittsburgh on monday. he will visit iowa, south carolina and new hampshire. biden will be the 20th democrat to enter the 2020 race. the lingering question, his ability to fund raise, particularly when the small grass roots level is important. he enters as a front-runner. >> the big 2-0. >>> 3 year

stephanie washington is reportedly out of surgery and in stable condition. the yale police officer was also injured during the incident. authorities unsure whether he was hit by a ricochet from his own bullet or a bullet from the hamden officer. both officers are on administrative leave pending review from the state's attorney. >> a lot of anger about this story. will reeve, thank you for your reporting. >>> to the potential quagmire facing the democrats as they try to navigate how to respond to the release of the redacted mueller report. will it divide the party over whether to pursue impeachment. abc's tara palmeri is in west palm beach where the president is spending his holiday weekend. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the democrats say the mueller report gave them a road map for investigating the president but there's a debate over whether it's enough to start impeachment hearings. there's a real concern that if they're too focused on the president and not enough on policy, they'll face backlash at the polls in 2020. this morning, dem

guns drawn, firing multiple rounds into the car. 22-year-old stephanie washington were inside.ashington was shot in the face. nonlife threatening wounds. the video does not show what lead to shooting. but they began firing when witherspoon abrultly got out of the vehicle. some protesters insist this is another example of african-americans being unfairly targeted. witherspoon's uncle says the shooting illustrates a nation wide problem, not in race but >> look at how the police look at residents, period. and they can be black, white, puerto rican. they need to respect us as human beings and i feel like they really don't. >> reporter: new haven state police say they plan to release more evidence including body cam evidence later this week. >> interesting to see that video. prestige creams not living up to the hype? one jar shatters the competition. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay. >>> welcome back. a dire warning about antibiotics. scientists say they're becoming ineffective. and

inside the car, shot at least once, 22-year-old stephanie washington and in the driver's seat, her boyfriend, 22-year-old paul witherspoon. >> i thought i was dead. he pointed it right at me. >> reporter: police say a camden and yale plimpb reported a robbery, and this honda allegedly fit the description and the driver made an abrupt movement and authorities say they did not find a weapon inside. now, outrage. protestors including hundreds of yale students are coming for the two officer who fired their guns to step down. they are also demanding the body cam and dash cam video be released. the female inside the car is now out of surgery and in stable condition. one of the officers was also injured in the incident. both are an administrative leave as the state's attorney reviews the case. tom. >> thank you. >>> the mother of a fifth grader who died after a fight after school is disputing the prosecutors conclusion the fight had nothing to do with her death. the autopsy showed that she had a rare condition that caused abnormal blood vessels in her brain. mere is abc's steve osunsami. >> reporte

. >> reporter: investigators say his girlfriend, 22-year-old stephanie washington, who was in the passengers seat, was shot in the torso. both were unarmed. >> we did not find a gun in any locations, so there's no gun found. >> reporter: police say this began when a hamden and yale police officer were investigating a report of an attempted armed robbery and spotted this red honda which allegedly fit the description. the officers involved claimed the driver made an abrupt movement and ignored commands which this video appears to contradict. outrage has ensued, including hundreds of yale students calling for the two officers who fired their guns to step down. >> we know there were two officers involved in this. both fired shots, but only one body cam was activated? >> reporter: yes. for some reason, the yale officer didn't have his body cam on. the other officer only turned it on seconds before the incident. the police commissioner says he has many concerns about how this case was handled. an investigation by the states attorney continues. >> thank you. >>> and the former ceo of a major drug d

police say a gunshot wounded stephanie washington, the passenger. bullets missed paul witherspoon, the driver. police say he opened his door and began to get out, but that's not clear in the videos. police say no weapons were found at the scene. officer pollack was treated for a nonlife threatening injury. both officers are on administrative leave per standard protocol. witherspoon's uncle says his nephew did not commit a crime. >> he did not have no gun. he didn't try to rob nobody. >> reporter: protesters demanding the officers be fired while new haven's mayor condemned the response. >> this incident betrays police activity gone horribly wrong. >> reporter: police say they plan to release their own footage, and that could reveal more about what happened. cathy park, nbc news. >>> roughly 48 hours after the release of that redacted mueller report a sharp divide is emerging among democrats. the question, move on or move to impeach the president? white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. >> reporter: the democrats' dilemma. >> i get there a

eaton jumped out of his s.u.v., gun drawn, firing multiple rounds into the car. 22-year-old stephanie washington her boyfriend, 21-year-old paul witherspoon, were inside, both unarmed. washington was shot in the face, a non-life-threatening wound. doe video does not show what lead to the shooting but authorities say the responding officers eaton and yale university police officer terrance pollock, began firing when witherspoon abruptly got out of the vehicle. both officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is under investigation. some protestors insist this is another example of african americans being unfairly targeted. >> i believe it is very important for people to speak out. >> reporter: witherspoon's blcle, rodney williams, says the shooting illustrates a nationwide problem rooted not in race, but in policing. >> you need to really look at what is really going on with the police, really look at how the police look at residents, period. and them police could be black, white, puerto rican-- it is just a police issue, like, they need to respect us as human beings, id

released body s cam video showe moment police conf nt paul witherspoon and his passenger .stephanie washington >> police, shots fired! >> reporter: a hail of bullets. >> shots fired, argyle street. >> reporter: fired by two officers who said s witherspoon and hi car fit the description of a insuspect and vehicle an attempted armed robbery, and he made an abrupt move toward them. >> the investigation is still evolving. >> reporter: today connecticut state police, now leading the investigationve they believe the driver may have been following an order to get out of his car. >> there are indications he was told to on the door, yes. or come out with his hands up. >> reporter: police say no gun was found at the sced washington and witherspoon haven't been charged. she was slightly wounded. he was not injured, and his uncle has maintained his innocence. >> he did not have no gun. he didn't try to rob nobody. >> reporter: investigors also released the 911 call from earlier that night about the attempted robbery that led police to suspect >> driving a red car, license plate ak633 the 2. >> reporter: t

the fusillade shattered the car's windows and left 22-year-old stephanie washington hospitalized for days. the car's driver, 21-year-old paul witherspoon, escaped without injury. the april shohooting spspawned seseries of preststs, with mmmmunity grgroups demding y yae d d hamden p police ofcials s fe e e officersrs, releasall vivido t the shoototing, andonductct a transpart t criminalal ininvestigatation. the offificers have t toto be charged with any crime. disney heiress abigail disney is speaking out against wage inequality, calling disney ceo bob iger's salary "insane." in an op-ed for "the washington post" published tuesday titled "it's time to call out disney -- and anyone else rich off their workers' backs," she wrote -- "iger took home more than $65 million in 2018. that's 1424 times the median pay of a disney worker. at the pay levels we are talking about, an executive giving up half his bonus has zero effect on his quality of life. for the people at the bottom, it could mean a ticket out of poverty or debt. it could offer access to decent health care or an education for a

camera, but it shows him taking aim at a car with a dreesher and passenger inside. 22-year-old stephanie washingtonnger. she was shot in the face. the driver, 21-year-old paul witherspoon was somehow uninjured. he got out of the car an instant before the first shots were fired. james rubella. >> was he ordered to open the door? >> there are indications he was told to open the door or come out with his hands up. >> which is what hi has done. >> i it appears like it. but i can't tell what's in his hand. >> it matched the description of a reported armed robbery. video shows eaton shuffling by the car while shooting through the windows. terrance pollacked a state officials say is inconsistent. >> we have to look at what's going on with police and how they look at our people. >> reporter: witherspoon's uncle stressed the need to repair trust with the community following a weekend of peaceful protests in which the community demanded accountability. >> when something happens, come together as one. that's how you make a difference. >> kesha green is witherspoon's mother. >> i understand that you have a job

city streets last night in new haven as part of a third day of demonstrations. 22-year-old stephanie washington in tuesday's shooting. she is recovering in the hospital today. her boyfriend, paul witherspoon was not hurt. the video obtained by our cbs station in connecticut, appears to show one of the officers firing directly at the car. investigators say hamden police officers thought the car was connected to a reported armed robbery. the yale and hamden police deps have not released the body camera footage yet. >> a lot of us carry a huge burden on our shoulder, especially people of color and we see silence from people of power. it is hurtful. >> both officers are placed on leave pending an investigation. more protests are planned in new haven later today. >>> the fight to contain the country's largest measles outbreak moves into the courtroom. ahead, how families challenging a mandatory vaccination order say their medical freedom is on the line. >> and if you're on the go, subscribe to our podcast. here are the day's top stories, and what is happening in your world, in less than 20 minutes.

his girlfriend, 22-year-old stephanie washington was shot in the torso. both were unarmed.ice say this all began when a hamden and yale police officer were investigating a report of an attempted armed robbery and spotted this red honda which allegedly fit the description. the officers involved claimed the driver made an abrupt movement and ignored commands. >> police are supposed to do their job. i seen hem doing worse to people. i just never thought it would happen to me. >> reporter: we still don't know why the yale officer did not have his dashcam or bodycam turned on. the hamden officer turned his on seconds before the incident. >> thank you, linsey. >> another investigation continues. thank you. >>> now to new developments in that tiger attack at a kansas zoo. this morning, we're learning more about those terrifying moments in the enclosure and how the zookeeper's colleague saved her life. abc's zachary kiesch is here with the latest. zachary, good morning. >> reporter: a miracle on so many levels, janai. tiger attacks and the victim lives to tell her story. we now kno

stephanie ramos is in washington. stephanie, they say this was a mistake? >> reporter: that's right, that's what the local district attorney is saying. he says the officer believed he was firing his taser but instead fired his gun. the d.a. also says that does not constitute a violation of the law. this morning newly released surveillance video shows the moment this man is shot by a police officer while in custody. it happened inside the bucks county jail about 25 miles from philadelphia. in the video, the suspect, brian riling, appears to take off his belt when a small plastic bag falls on the ground and lands by his foot. you see him try to cover the bag with his foot. officers notice and the struggle begins. one officer appears to yell taser as a warning. >> taser! >> reporter: that same officer appears to reach for his waistband and takes out his gun instead. riling falls to the ground clutching his stomach. >> why did you shoot me? >> reporter: the local district attorney says the officer mistook his firearm for the taser because they were both on the

abc's stephanie ramos is in washington with that story. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. the navy is investigating the sudden death of an 18-year-old recruit who collapsed and died this past week after her final physical fitness test at boot camp. the naval safety center says kelsey nobles went into cardiac arrest. she is the second female recruit to die at this illinois naval facility since february. kierra evans died while undergoing her own physical fitness test a week before her graduation. now, guys, i can tell you, after being in the army reserve for so many years, physical training in any branch of service is rigorous and challenging. for the navy, it says on the naval recruiting command site that new recruits work out daily six days a week. now, a navy spokesperson tells "the navy times," it takes the welfare of its recruits and sailors very seriously and an investigation is under way. dan. >> stephanie ramos who has plenty of military experience herself, stephanie, thank you very much. >>> let's turn now to

stephanie ruhle. we'll see you again at 1:00 for velshi and ruhle. coming up, more news from the woman i haven't seen in a couple days, hallie jackson. >> another exciting hour in washingtonm hallie jackson. we're just learning more why years of hiding in plain sight has ended for julian assange. out of the embassy, under arrest, indicted by the united states. he's expected to be in courtney minute in london. british police literally dragging the wikileaks founder out of ecuador dor's embassy. first, that stunning development in a y

. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> lucy flores says she wants biden to acknowledge that his behavior has an affect on women. she told msnbc it didn't matter if biden didn't intend to offend her, because the interaction was still inappropriate. flores made it clear she is not accusing the former vice president of sexual assault. >> for the record, i don't believe that it was a bad intention. i'm not in any way suggesting that i felt sexually assaulted or sexually harassed. i felt invaded. i felt that there was a violation of my personal space. >> flores denies she came forward in an effort to bolster support for bernie sanders' campaign. she said she spoke out because his behavior has been dismissed as just biden being biden. >>> turning to the border, mexican officials say they'll issue limited humanitarian visas to help some of the central american migrants heading to the u.s. the announcement follows president trump's latest threat to shut down the entire southern border, a move that would also hurt american businesses. u.s. officials say the immigration system is

stephanie ruhle. we'll see you again at 1:00 for velshi and ruhle. coming up, more news from the woman i haven't seen in a couple days, hallie jackson. >> another exciting hour in washington, stephanie. i'm hallie jackson. we're just learning more why years of hiding in plain sight has ended for julian assange. out of the embassy, under arrest, indicted by the united states. he's expected to be in courtney minute in london. british police literally dragging the wikileaks founder out of ecuador dor's embassy. first, that stunning development in a year's long waiting game with one of the world's most notorious figures. julian assange set to appear in london courtney minute. the wikileaks founder charged by the u.s. justice department with one count of criminal conspiracy related to the leaking of classified documents in 2010 given to him by a whistle-blower inside the u.s. army. assange faces expedition to the united states. right now about to be inside a courtroom overseas in london. you can see the building, we're about to show it to you after six years, nine months and 24 days hold up in the ecuadorian embassy. here is british prime minister theresa may. >> this goes to

stephanie? >> inside and outside of washington, people want to see that report. mona, thank you. >>> the irs has missed the deadline set by democrats to turn over president trump's tax returns. treasury secretary steven mnuchin says he needs more time to consult with the justice department. mnuchin warns the request could set a precedent for disclosing personal tax information for political purposes. a lengthy court battle is expected. >>> breaking overnight, a suspect is under arrest in connection with the fires that destroyed three historically black churches in louisiana. a morning news conference is scheduled to provide more details, but reports say the suspect is the son of a sheriff's deputy, and his father turned him in. the fires were in st. landry's parish near lafayette. >>> search crews are combing through debris after a massive explosion shook durham, north carolina. the blast downtown killed a coffee shop owner who said he was closing his store two minutes before a gas leak set off the explosion. 17 others were hurt. abc's tom llamas reports authorit

japanese prime minister shinzo abe is keen to avoid tariffs onjapanese cars which washington has threatened. stephaniee countries. holding bilateral trade talks, important to both. what do you think might happen? we have us president donald trump saying that the deal so far between these two countries and the way that they trade is profoundly unfair. that‘s isn‘t as usable. donald trump always thinks the united states is being treated unfairly due to arrangements by his predecessors. will try to renegotiate stop japan wants to by his predecessors. will try to renegotiate stopjapan wants to keep this quite limited. they want to do a deal on goods. the us wants to make it broader and so that‘s going to be the thing. we have a disagreement on timescales. japan is like there is no way we can do something that‘s short and the us thinks we can do something quickly. it's thinks we can do something quickly. it‘s about scale, timeframe and we need to bear in mind that trade deals take on average of seven yea rs. deals take on average of seven years. we‘re just getting started. as you are talking, just remindin

stephanie ramos starts us off from washington. >> reporter: tonight, the woman accusing joe biden of being inappropriate is detailing what she says happened in her first tv interview. >> i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up, very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair, and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head. >> reporter: lucy flores claims the incident happened just before a rally in 2014 when she was a democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in nevada. >> i was shocked. i felt powerless. i felt like i couldn't move. >> reporter: in a newly released statement, biden says, "in my years, i have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection and comfort. and not once, never, did i believe i acted inappropriately. if it is suggested i did so, i will listen. flores saying she came forward because biden is considering running for president. >> this isn't the first time and it wasn't the only incident where he was acting inappropriately with women. >> reporter: questions have been raised in the past about biden's behavior around women.

stephanie ruhle. donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman from mereland and contributing columnest to "the washington post." a.b. stoddard, maya wiley and my dear friend tina brown is here. tina, i go to you first. paycheck fairness has been an sure forever. 20iers the gap was 26%, today it's 20%, in my opinion we're making almost no progress. why? >> because women have only just really begun to make the collective noise that's needed to make it happen. i mean, at the end of the day, the only fear of being found out, it seems really moves the needle. we learned that in bbc, i don't want a raise, i want parity. so i'm coming back to the newsroom. vice news had to settle a big class-action suit for the women who had been underpaid for so long. it seems to me it has to be about numbers, it has to be about not keeping it to yourself, it has to be about going to your sisters and saying, what are you paid? and doing the research, which you can get on sites like glass floor, which can say, we're just not being paid the same. i think now in this current climate, there's never been a better mom to push collec

stephanie, thank you. live tv all morning long. i'm hallie jackson in washingtone watching live as the 2020 field gets a new front-runner. now that joe biden is in, and coming in hot. putting president trump squarely at the center of his launch and him squarely in the president's crosshairs. in his opening message biden frames this race on a referendum on how president trump is ripping apart the character of the country. >> the core values of this nation a nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made america america is at stake. that's why today i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> so bottom line, the democratic field is mostly set. look at that, with biden, big on name recognition, short on campaign cash and already racking up the endorsements. we have a big team covering this and all the day's news. this hour we'll be talking with deputy campaign manager for the newest campaign, kate bedingfield is joining us

stephanie ruhle. i will be back in washington, d.c. tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> you're going to washington?. >> oh, yes, we will be in washington, d.c. tomorrow. right now kasie hunt picks up our coverage. >> a rescue is what it is. she's on a rescue mission. >> i'm happy to rescue and be here. and i will see you in washington tomorrow as well. >> happy to be here. >> be sure to get on the plane or train, ali velshi. >>> i'm kasie hunt, in for katy tur. it's 2:00 p.m. in the east, where this afternoon the latest presidential candidate to enter the 2020 race was already on the trail, albeit informally, in wilmington, delaware. >> how does it feel to be the front-runner? >> it's real early. i will tell you what, this will be not only who can win this but who's the best person to lead the country? that's what it will be all about and for the voters to decide that. >> what about the rest of the world? >> america is com

stephanie. i appreciate that. i'm hallie jackson in washington where the subpoenas start today because breaking right now the house oversight committee is getting ready to meet as we speak on capitol hill. that is on the left side of your screen. set to authorize those subpoenas against key white house officials, including jared kushner. new reaction from him overnight and speaker pelosi this morning about the attorney general blowing right through the democrats deadline for the russia report. down south, the scramble meantime ahead of that potential border shut down. we are live here with the white house spokesperson and live on the ground talking with folks on alert and worried about their livelihoods. >> in a week, they could be out of. >> they might have to close down. >>> the accusations throwing a wrench into 2020 and a new interview with the key presidential contender with joe biden and where she thinks this should go next. >> there are very different levels of allegations. the ones we have heard about so far. these women feel demeaned and that's not okay. >> we have our team covering every angle of all of

stephanie. >>> we move now to washington. there's a fight there of course over the mueller report. the president trying to turn the page. democrats including the 2020 presidential candidates are in the mid-of a hot debate on whether to pursue impeachment. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. top house democrats led by nancy pelosi are promising to push ahead with aggressive investigations of president trump in the wake of the redacted mueller reports and for the moment pumping the brakes on any immediate push for impeachment. still many within pelosi's party, including some of those democratic 2020 candidates want action now. overnight democratic presidential hopefuls weighing in on possible impeachment in a series of town halls on cnn. >> i believe congress should take the steps towards impeachment. >> i think he's made it pretty clear that he deserves impeachment. i'll leave it to the -- i'm also going to leave it to the house and senate to phfigure that out >> if you have read the mueller report, it's all

and documents from a woman by the name of stephanie wolcott from the top planner from the 2017 inauguration. cara has the scoop. she's joining me now from washingtonman and what do you know? >> reporter: that is right. so the house intelligence committee has asked this woman stephanie winston wilcox, a top party planner in manhattan who worked on the inaugural committee for interview and documents relating to the committee. now a source close to the committee tells us that a -- the democrats are looking very broadly into foreign influence and that is why they're interested in the inauguration. now, it is not clear exactly why they are looking at her versus seeking documents from others associated with the inauguration, but according to the "wall street journal" which first reported this story, they did ask her for information about any gifts or items of value that foreign governments may have given to donald trump, to his daughter ivanka trump and to his son-in-law jared kushner. the journal is also reporting they were asking miss wilcox for any information relating to any foreign governments and communications with foreign governments around the

the ballet in washington, we will digress from eu banking and dollar dynamics to talk to stephanie bakerat is going on in washington. talk for an hour right now. let me cut to the chase on separation of powers. tosn't congress just go their normal process to push back against a president that says my way or the highway? >> absolutely. and you have an extraordinary situation where trump is challenging what is widely accepted as congresses constitutional right to subpoena hisrequest members of cabinet and executive to appear before congress as their oversight role. is likely to lose many of those fights. but it will just drag things out potentially for weeks or months. this goes to what you are so good at. investigative reporting. you have a piece on a guy from georgia.and russia and he mated up in front of congress. to be clear, the white house can't control who goes before congress. it right? >> know, and you have congress pushing back. congressional democrats have to face this choice whether or not they pursue impeachment proceedings or they continue mueller's investigation to try to in

stephanie gosk reporting. now for more information on the victims of that attack, and how you could help, go to the nbc washington app.yo could also learn more about the security warning now in effe just search sri lanka. >>> virginia state police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash on interstatei 395 in arlon. it happened early this morning on the exit ramp to washington boulevard. this is video of thens respo to that scene. the ramp was shut down for hours. no word if oths vehicle were involved. and t ire no information released yet about the victim. >>> fairfax cou y police say they have a person in custody after a double stabbing this morning in the alexandria section oouthe cy. two adults were stabbed and taken to the hospital with critical injuries. police say this happened in the 6,000 block of sweetpea court. look for updates about this developing story on the nbc washington app as well. >>> well, changes are coming to a busy d.c. route. coming up, why promises to speed up your commute could mean a lot less parking options. >>> and the caps will need to go the distance in their playoff series -- i

stephanie ruhle. a lot to cover today starting with executive power play. president trump tells "the washington post" in the wake of the mueller investigation, it is now unnecessary for his staff to comply with congress. and despite the report's top-line conclusion that russia did meddle in the election, team trump insists the investigation, that was the real interference. >> i think the investigations and all of the speculations that happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact than a couple facebook ads. >> facebook ads? and yearning to be free. a 3-year-old migrant is found alone at the border with nothing but his name and a phone number written on his shoes. >>> and an nbc news exclusive, the acting dhs secretary insists that family separation policy is now history. >> i think the president has been clear family separation is not on the table. this was a zero-tolerance prosecution initiative targeted as adults violating the law. >>> and the invisible workforce, women spent twice as many hours by men doing tasks they do not get paid for like taking care of children and cooki

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thank you for joining me this hour, i'm stephanie ruhle and now handing off to my dear friend hallie jackson in washington. >> i'm hallie jackson in washington where the end of a rocky road for one cabinet member may be the start for another for whoever replaces kirstjen nielsen. reporting on what may have put nielsen out the door. that's coming up. we'll be talking about that. >>> plus, the man who takes the reins from nielsen. >>> plus, never say never unless you're the white house. a new strategy for the administration on how to keep the president's tax returns secret forever. here with the message not so fast. we have our team here with all of that and much more this morning. we start this morning with that developing news and that new era in one of the administration's most difficult jobs. kirsjen nielsen out and the president rails against open borders declaring our country is full. we'll get to that rhetoric in a minute. but, here's the thing. there is a real crisis at the border that the next secretary will have to tackle. if you add it up, 64 p% of bord apprehangzs are minors, trends the u.s. has

stephanie ruhle and i'll see you at 1:00 p.m. with my partner ali velshi. coming up now, more news with hallie jackson. >> i am hallie jackson in washington where the most powerful person in congress is pumping the brakes on the question that could define the rest of president trump's first term. nancy pelosi telling democrats that the house will investigate the president, but she's not committing to impeachment, at least not yet. we'll talk to one democrat who was on that conference call sounding the alarm about what not impeaching could mean down the road. >>> 2020 democrats, by the way, they're also split on how to handle this. watch. >> if there are people in the house of the senate who want to say that is what a president can do, then they should have to take that vote and live with it for the rest of their lives. >> if the house brings the impeachment proceedings before us, we will deal with them. >> subpoena the people who were mentioned in that report and bring them forward. >> i believe congress should take the steps towards impeachment. >> i think he's made it pretty clear that he deserves impeachment. >> i'm also a leader to the house and senate to fi

thank you for joining me this hour, i'm stephanie ruhle and now handing off to my dear friend hallie jackson in washingtonkson in washington where the end of a rocky road for one cabinet member may be the start for another for whoever replaces kirstjen nielsen. reporting on what may have put nielsen out the door. that's coming up. we'll be talking about that. >>> plus, the man who takes the

stephanie, you are not leaving. ali, away. i don't feel so bad saying that. it is 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in washington. president trump glfloated about how well the economy is doing after the jobs report. >> the economic numbers just came out. they're very, very good. our country is doing unbelievably well. >> sorry, stephanie just danced off to the side and it distracted me. we're going to get back on track. 2020 democrats are painting a very different picture of how the economy is working. and specifically who it is working for. >> we live in an america where our government is working better and better for the rich and the powerful, for the wealthy and the well-connected and not working for anyone else. >> we will no longer tolerate the greed of wall street. the greed of corporate america and the billionaire class. >> an economy that works for us and an economy where instead of us serving the numbers, the numbers serve us. >> so many millions of our fellow americans unable to see a doctor or afford prescription or participate in a meaningful way in this economy. >> i believe that is is a momenn time w

stephanie, you are not leaving. ali, away. i don't feel so bad saying that. it is 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in washington. trump glfloated about how well the economy is doing after the jobs report. >> the economic numbers just came out. they're very, very good. our country is doing unbelievably well. >> sorry, stephanie just danced off to the side and it distracted me. we're going to get back on track. 2020 democrats are painting a very different pictu o

washington. they should go about their business and get legislation passed. >> reporter: stephanie, the most important sound bite of all of that there to me was the guy who told me he thought the president was a despicable human being but that he had done a lot of good for the country. what that tells me about how the 2020 democrat, every minute they're talking about robert mueller is not an issue they are talking about health care, immigration, t immigration. >> it makes me want to ask republicans, is there not someone who isn't a despicable human being but who can do a lot of good things. i mean, call me simple. ali, i know you have been speaking to people in new hampshire, what are they telling you. >> reporter: stephanie, i found yesterday in talking to a lot of these voters and even today, there's relief they have come to this point in the mueller report coming out, but among democratly inclined voters, there is one more step they would like to take and that's hearing from robert mueller himself. i think across the board in talking to garrett and vaughan, that sense of relief was kind of the same

washington post power of newsletter. and the co-founder and managing editor of the beat d.c., stephanie cross.r being with me here. >> this rally in charlottesville, it was clearly promoted as a white nationalist event. it was tweeted out by richard spencer, well known white supremacist, we saw the chilling video, from the night before the marchers chanting, jews will not replace us. soy show you all this, because i want to ask you are the president and kellyanne conway trying to reshape the narrative that this rally was only about the removal of the statue? >> well, i think what you see the white house doing here is what they have done time and time again over the past two years, refuse to apologize or to revisit past major missteps that the president has made. this is kellyanne and the president yet again trying to claim that their response was appropriate to something that was actually a -- what has been presented as inaccurately. unite the right was marketed toward white supremacists and far right extremist groups. kellyanne had a chance to explain what the president has even meant with hi

stephanie ruhle. it is wednesday, april 24th, let's get smarter. executive power play, president trump tells "the washingtonwake of the mueller investigation, it is now unnecessary for his staff to comply with congress. >> the subpoena is ridiculous. we have been -- i have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country by far. >> is executive privilege being considered here in the white house? >> that's up to the attorneys. >> i fight every subpoena they issue for him, for a witness, if i was representing a witness, i would fight it. >> why? >> because they're illegitimate. they're prejudiced, biassed. >> and despite the report's top-line conclusion that russia did meddle in the election, team trump insists the investigation, that is the real interfer

stephanie ruhle. it is wednesday, april 24th, let's get smarter. executive power play, president trump tells "the washington post" in the wake of the mueller investigation, it is now unnecessary for his staff to comply with congress. >> the subpoena is ridiculous. we have been -- i have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country by far. >> is executive privilege being considered here in the white house? >> that's up to the attorneys. >> i fight every subpoena they issue for him, for a witness, if i was representing a witness, i would fight it. >> why? >> because they're illegitimate. they're prejudiced, biassed. >> and despite the report's top-line conclusion that russia did meddle in the election, team trump insists the investigation, that is the real interference. >> i think the investigations and all of the speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple facebook ads. >> president trump heading to atlanta to talk about the opioid epidemic. a distributor of prescription drugs and its former executives

stephanie hammel, democrat strategist jonathan harris. listen guys good to have you back. all right so everybody in washington that joe biden does this. he's a guy who puts his hands-on someone's shoulder, i mean, honestly i wouldn't like it, someone would get an elbow if they did that to me, but anyway, what do you think? i mean, jonathan, do you think the women have a right to feel that it was inappropriate and that he went past the bounds of what's appropriate? >> i mean, i think it's something that changes for every person. different people have different feelings we've all had that person who maybe put their hands-on our shoulder and we cringe and we're like oh, but i think it's incumbent upon the person to say that i don't like that that made me uncomfortable or it was harmless and just something that happened during social interaction but joe biden handled very well and said look i may be from a different time but i hear what these people are saying and i'll change my behavior going forward. i thought it was a very obama- like very brilliant smooth pivot out of it and good for him for being able to cra

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washington. we will move over to the shop of the international monetary fund to speak with christine lagarde. right now with us from bloomberg economics, stephanieed, i will speak with lael brainard. there is a real distinction of an america doing better than everybody else. how does jerome powell need to adapt and adjust to the other more challenged central banks? always withhere is the fed, how much they talk about the rest of the world because they are supposed to have a single-minded focus on the u.s. it is pretty rare. we only saw last autumn, was the first time we saw the fed delay something because of concerns about the rest of the world. now, youare looking get this from the minutes, they are mostly focused on the domestic economy and what they think about inflation, whether the phillips curve relationship will assert itself anytime soon. we are back to a point where yes, what is happening at the long end is being affected by the rest of the world. that is where you get your inverted yield curve and these things are contributing. the focus is what will happen on domestic inflation. francine: if you look at the and european growth on one