criticism of his performance at the health think the summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin mr trump defended moscow against accusations it interfered in the twenty six thousand u.s. election i do feel that we have both made some mistakes i think that the the probe is a disaster for our country i think it's kept us apart it's kept us separated there was no collusion at all everybody knows that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today and what he did is that in credible offer he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the twelve people i think that's an incredible offer . could you name a single fact that would definitively prove because lucian going to visit other nonsense just like the president recently mentioned. more now from our white house correspondent kimberly how it. for a president who loves to talk about his ratings and reviews there was nearly universal criticism of members of the u.s. congress over his performance in helsinki and his apparent acceptance of russian president vladimi

to face criticism of the summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin mr trump defended moscow against allegations it interfered in the twenty sixteen u.s. election. funerals are being held for some of the eight people killed in anti-government protests across southern iraq the protests which have now into the second week are over better access to basic services and jobs. the international monetary fund has warned a trade war would damage the global economy left its global growth outlook out change for this year and next spot cautioned that terrorists are increasing the risk of a financial crisis. that twenty years ago the international criminal court was set up to bring justice for the victims of some of the world's worst atrocities they include war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity but political divisions on the un security council and the use a veto can overshadow the pursuit of justice for the i.c.c. and the gallagher has more from new york. the united nations security council has a great deal of responsibility the people that sit in this room are charged with mai

counterpart at their first ever summit in helsinki vladimir putin did not that russia had meddled in the twenty sixteen u.s. election which mr trump accepted directly contradicting the findings of u.s. intelligence agencies. the finnish capital sweltered in an uncharacteristic thirty degrees as people gathered to watch the biggest show in town the meeting between vladimir putin and donald trump putin though arrived half an hour late trump in turn kept putin waiting before he himself left his hotel yet despite the slights both leaders expressed a desire to improve relations this agreement between the two countries or president . discuss them at length today. but if we're going to solve many of the problems facing our world then we are going to have to find ways to cooperated pursuit of shared interests. put in and trump spent more than two hours in one on one discussions behind closed doors with only translators present true to trump's word of a summit covered everything from trade to terrorism from nato to nuclear weapons to china but there was another question at the top of most minds was mr. brilliant would you do it as once aga

of congress amid a backlash over comments made during his summit with russian president vladimir putin. mr trumpat russia did not tamper in the 2016 presidential election campaign. our correspondent david willis has more. president trump's refusal to condemn russia's attempt to sway the outcome of the 2016 election and his characterisation of president putin as strong and powerful have incensed many here. among them the former cia director, john brennan, who branded the move nothing short of treasonous on twitter, and accused president trump of being in president putin's pocket. whilst the republican senatorjohn mccain called it one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. president trump's reluctance to criticise russia has prompted speculation that the kremlin might have something on him, incriminating information obtained during a trip to moscow perhaps. i guess he said it a strongly as he can say it. "they have no information on trump." it was an interesting statement, too. many years ago when i was there. what was it, 13, 1a. a long time ago. he said there we

just hrors away president trump's high-stakes meeting with russian leader vladimir putin. mr. trump and the first lady arriving in finland today. nbc's jay gray joins us live in helsinki with a previe of the sitdown between the two erle jay? >> reporter: hey there, yeah, you're absolutely right. the president and first lady in he tonight. vladimir putin arrives tomorrow. they will meet in the palace just behind us the presidential palace, with the world watching and waiting to see what comes next. president trump on e ground in helsinki now ahead of his meeting with russian presideut vladimir and telling cbs news -- >> i don't expect anything. i frankly don't eect -- i go in with very low expectations. >> reporter: as expected, presters gathering in finland's capital ahead of the summit. >> i'm still worried about then situatio in the world and i would like to have better human rights for everyone. reporter: the meeting comes three days after 12 russian petelligence agents were indicted byal counsel robert mueller on charges including hacking, aggravated identity theft and money lau

standing side by side with vladimir putin, mr. trump appeared to accept putin's denial that russia interfered in the 2016 u.s. election. today, after a chaotic day of criticism, the president said he misspoke, and that he's on board with the intelligence evaluation. weijia jiang is at the white house. >> i'll begin by stating that i have full faith and support for america's great intelligence agencies. rortaent trump declared he believes russia interfered in the 2016 election. >> let me be totally clear in saying that-- and i've said this many times-- i accept our intelligence community's conclusion that russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place. >> reporter: but he quickly added... >> it could be other people also. there's a lot of people out there. there was no collusion. at all. >> reporter: his remarks contradicted what he said yesterday, standing just feet away from russian president vladimir putin, when the president seemed to side with putin over u.s. intelligence on the question of russia meddling. >> they think it's rus

donald trump getting blasted for comments about after his summit with russian president vladimir putin. mr. trump giving putin a pass on allegations of russian meddling in the 2016 election. political reporter melissa kane is there with that story. >> reporter: with the some republicans, the president was trying to keep the peace by not confronting putin over election meddling. for others it was an outrage. republican senators calling the president's an action shameful and bizarre. president trump says the u.s. relationship with russell -- russia has turned the corner. thanks to his face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. >> our relationship has never been worse than it is now. however, that changed. as of about four hours ago. >> reporter: while the two had many issues to talk about, including nuclear proliferation and syrians ongoing -- syria's ongoing war. >> my people came to me, dan coats came to me and some others. they said they think it is russia. i have president putin, he just said it is not russia. i will say this, i do not see any reason why it would be. >> reporte

of congress amid a backlash over comments made during his summit with russian president vladimir putin. mr trumpncies by saying that russia did not tamper in the 2016 presidential election campaign. our correspondent david willis has more.. president trump's refusal to condemn russia's attempts to sway the outcome of the 2016 election and his characterisation of vladimir putin as both strong and powerful have incensed many here. among them, the former cia director, john brennan, who branded the move nothing short of treasonous on twitter, and accused president trump of being in president putin's pocket, whilst the republican senatorjohn mccain called it one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. president trump's reluctance to criticise russia has prompted speculation that the kremlin may have something on him, incriminating information obtained during a trip to moscow, perhaps. i guess he said it as strongly as you can say it. "they have no information on trump." it was an interesting statement, too. you know, many years ago when i was there, what was it, 13, 1

our top stories: donald trump says he believes vladimir putin's claim that russia never meddled in us elections, putting him at odds with his own intelligence services. mron had never been worse, but that the helsinki summit had started to change that. and george clooney earned more money than any other actor in a calendar year according to forbes magazine, bringing in $239 million in the last 12 months. and you can find a story online. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. between presidents putin and trump is dominating the headlines. —— and you won't be surprised to find out that the summit between presidents putin and trump is dominating the headlines. the south china morning post quotes mr trump as saying that the relationship, which has been strained by allegations of election meddling, and the conflict in syria, is back on track. singapore's straits times also focuses on events in helsinki. it shows mr putin handing over a ball from the russian world cup as a gift, and says mr trump hailed a change in the relationship. china daily also carries a picture of the two leaders shaking hands after successful talks. but it gives p

what's likely to be a testy summit with nato leaders and a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. mr. trump has been pushing america's closest allies on trade and military spending. yesterday morning, mr. trump tweeted, "the united states is spending far more on nato than any other country. this is not fair, nor is it acceptable." after the nato summit in brussels, the president heads to the united kingdom before meeting putin in helsinki. >>> and coming up on "the morning news" now, miracle baby. an infant is found alive after being buried in the woods in montana. >>> and greasy hiring practices. fast-food chains are under investigation. this is the "cbs morning news." and the safey for "most parallel parallel parking job" goes to... [ drum roll ] ...emily lapier from ames, iowa. this is emily's third nomination and first win. um...so, just...wow! um, first of all, to my fellow nominees, it is an honor sharing the road with you. and of course, to the progressive snapshot app for giving good drivers the discounts -- no, i have to say it -- for giving good drivers the discounts they deserve.

to washington where president trump wants to have another meeting with russian president vladimir putin. mr. trumpinvited putin to the white hothis fall even as criticues toimmer. so far, no reaction from the kremlin. the invitation caught most of washington including the president's top intelligence official, by surprise. as angelica alvarez reports, dan coats says he's still trying to learn what happened when the two leaders met the first time. >> you're right. i don't know what happened in the first meeting. i think as time goes by, we'll learn more. >> reporter: president trump has declared the summit with president putin a great success. so much so, mr. putin has been invited to the white house this fall, another thing the president didn't tell dan coats. >> did i hear that right? >> yeah, yeah. >> okay. >> yeah. >> that's going to be special. >> reporter: president trump has tried to clarify statements he made at the summit that seemed to let putin off the hook for russian meddling in the 2016 election. >> let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it, and that's the way it's g

, mr trump boarded air force one with his wife, melania — the plane took off, just after four o'clock this afternoon. donald trump headed to finland for talks with the russian president, vladimir putint declined to reveal his goals for the meeting. during the president's visit to the uk — theresa may revealed that donald trump's advice to her on brexit strategy was to sue the european union instead of negotiating with it. mrs may made the disclosure as she defended her chequers plan for a deal with the eu, it's been widely criticised by members of her own party. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. (vt next) teeing off at turnberry in ayrshire this morning, president trump catching a quick round of golf on the last day of his uk visit. it began with him warning a post—brexit trade deal could be off the table. but he then said a deal will absolutely be possible, and revealed he'd shared his own strategy with the pm. i gave her a suggestion, not advice. i wouldn't want to give her advice. i gave her a suggestion. i can fully understand why she thought it was a little bit tough. and, today, we found out what that suggestion was. he told me i should sue the eu! sue the eu?!

trump, as the newspaper puts it, aligning himself with vladimir putin. the philippine daily inquirer covers a plan to change the constitution, limiting presidenial terms in office. its main picture splash is mrblasted' their summit. for the japan times, the lead story is a bit closer to home. it descibes the massive trade deal between japan and the european union. an inquest is being held into the death of an indigenous australian man who died in custody after being pinned down by guards. as part of the case, shocking video footage has been shown in court of five officers restraining david dungaer. prison officers have denied their actions were excessive. the death of the 26—year—old has reignited long—simmering anger about the deaths of other indigenous australians in custody. indigenous adults are now 13 times more likely to be incarcerated than non—indigenous australians. i spoke to phil mercer in sydney. he told more about the background of this case. this is a coroner ‘s hearing in syd ney this is a coroner ‘s hearing in sydney into the death of david dungay sydney into the death of david dungaer, he died at sydney's long bayjail in dungaer, he died at sydney's long bay jail in december

what they called his strong and decisive leadership mr trump flies on to finland later on sunday for talks with the russian president vladimir putin mr trump insists he'll meet putin alone but that is worrying diplomats here's i definitely get a sense james bays looking at. helsinki a city that joining the cold war was used as one of the few places where western allies and the soviet union could talk some believe relations are almost at a cold war level again yet one leader keeps talking up the positive and i said putin may be the easiest of them all you never know the biggest blow to relations was russia's seizure of crimea from ukraine the first time a part of one country had been stolen by another in europe since world war two at the time it was condemned by the us nato and the you. however in recent days at two news conferences in belgium and the u.k. president trump was asked if russia should give back crimea and each time he dodged the question what will happen with crimea from this point on that i can't tell you well we'll have to see what happens far from here the syrian war seems to be entering its final phases the assad

the finnish capital, helsinki, the venue of his summit tomorrow with russia's president, vladimir putin. mr trumpland after a uk visit that ended with him describing the eu as a foe, accusing it of taking advantage of the united states over trade. the meeting with the russian leader comes just days after 12 russian intelligence officers were charged in the us of hacking during the 2016 election that brought mr trump to power. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports from helsinki. it isa it is a topsy—turvy world, residents arrived in helsinki having given nato and european allies are kicking an theresa may a mauling that saying his meeting with vladimir putin might yet we the easiest of his european tour. in the trump worldview, who is a friend and who is folk? the european union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. russia is a five in certain respects. china is a foe. —— foe. but that does not mean they are bad, it does not mean anything, it means they are competitors. and that causes unease in us allies and son in his administration. 0nly causes unease in us allies and son in his administra

an about-face trying to explain his controversial news conference with russian president vladimir putin. mr. trump says he accepts u.s. intelligence assessments that the kremlin interfered in the election, but he insists there was no collusion. and mr. trump says he misspoke when he said he saw no reason why russia would interfere. how is that explanation going over? weija jiang begins our coverage. >> begin by stating that i hav ll faith and support forenen >> repr: reang from aepared sta trump declared he believes russia interfered in the 2016 election. >> let me be totally clear in saying that, and i've said this many times. i accept our intelligence community's conclusion that russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place. >> reporter: but he quickly added -- >> could be other people also. there is a lot of people out there. there was no collusion at all. >> reporter: his remark contradicted what he said yesterday, standing just feet away from russian president vladimir putin when the president seemed to side with putin over u.s. intelligence on the question of russia meddling. >> they thi

criticism of his performance at the health think the summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin mr trump defended moscow against accusations it interfered in the twenty six thousand u.s. election i do feel that we have both made some mistakes i think that the probe is the disaster for our country and the.

to face criticism of his performance at the helsinki summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin mr trump defended moscow against accusations it interfered in the twenty sixth election i do feel that we have both made some mistakes i think that the the probe is a disaster for our country i think it's kept us apart it's kept us separated there was no collusion at all everybody knows that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today and what he did is that in credible offer he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the twelve people i think that's an incredible of. could you name a single fact that would definitively prove because lucian the visit other nonsense just like the president recently mentioned the funerals have been held for some of the eight people killed in anti-government protests across southern iraq the demonstrations have now entered their second week and people are demanding better access to basic services and jobs. the international monetary fund as well the trade war could damage the

u.s. a face criticism of his performance at the helsinki summit with the russian president vladimir putin mr trump appeared to defend moscow against allegations it interfered in the twenty six u.s. election. the funerals have been held for some of the eight people killed in anti-government protests across southern iraq the demonstrations have now into their second week people are demanding better access to basic services and jobs china says it will help any of its companies affected by trade tensions with the u.s. it says it's confident it can cope with uncertainties in the global economy european leaders of own china the u.s. and russia against a dangerous trade war that israel says it will impose even stricter border measures on any kaga that's destined to go through the. crossing to gaza it sets a bad and only fuel in polls into the area and till sunday food and medicine will need permission to go through the southern crossing last week israel said it would hold exports of. response to what it described as continued aggression from hamas well earlier israeli jets hit what its military says with

. >> reporter: overseas to meet with nato allies and russian president vladimir putin mr. trump faces other issues like the cool reception north korea gave secretary of state pompeo over the nuclear program. >> one quick answer with respect to north korea. we still have a long ways to go. >> reporter: not to mention the worries even from fellow republicans that moscow hasn't learned to stay out of u.s. elections. >> look. last time that the russian government embraced western values and democracy was never. dealing with putin is like hand feeding a shark. you can do it but you have to do it very, very carefully. >> reporter: as for the pick, there will be confirmation with just too many conservative or competitive races i should say in red states where democrats could be in trouble. and with the campaign season fast approaching for the midterms, the white house invited we should note some of those endangered democrats for tonight's event and at this point they appear to be saying, no thanks. wolf? >> at least right now. thank you very much. president trump's long-time lawyer and

. >>> president trump is two days away from his historic sitdown with vladimir putin. mr. trumpl that summit even after yesterday's indictment of 12 russian intelligence officers. abc news chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the details. >> just days before the president is set to meet with vladimir putin. 12 members of russian intelligence indicted for meddling during the last presidential campaign, an operation u.s. intelligence officials say was authorized by putin himself. the new indictment claims the russian intelligence officers hacked the clinton campaign. the dnc and e-mails to the clinton campaign chairman john podesta. >> there was one unit that engaged in active cyber operations by stealing information, and a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. >> russian command unit 26165 in charge of stealing information, headquartered in this building in moscow, and 18 miles away, here was unit 74455, allegedly weaponized the information, posting online including through wikileaks, damaging information on hillary clinton and dem

. >> reporter: heading overseas to meet with allies and vladimir putin, mr. trump faces other issues like the cool reception north korea gave the secretary of state mike pompeo over the nuclear program. >> one quick answer with respect to north korea. we still have a long ways to go. >> reporter: not to mention worries from fellow republicans that moscow hasn't learned to stay out of u.s. elections. >> look, the last time the russian government embraced western values and democracy was never. dealing with putin is like hand feeding a shark. you can do it, but you have to do it very, very carefully. >> reporter: as for his supreme court pick, allies predict he will land enough democratic votes to confirm his selection because there are too many competitive races in red states where democrats could be in trouble in the mid terms. with the campaign season fast approaching, wolf, the white house has invited a number of those endangered democrats for the event in the east room of the white house this evening at 9:00 tonight. they all appear to be saying no at this point

well mr trump does fly on to finland later today for talks with the russian president vladimir putin mr trump insists he'll meet putin alone but that is worrying some here's our diplomatic editor james bays looking at . helsinki a city that during the cold war was used as one of the few places where western allies and the soviet union could talk some believe relations are almost at a cold war level again yet one leader keeps talking up the positive and i said putin may be the easiest of the more you never know the biggest blow to relations was russia's seizure of crimea from ukraine the first time a part of one country had been stolen by another in europe since world war two at the time it was condemned by the us nato and the e.u. . however in recent days to news conferences in belgium and the u.k. president trump was asked if russia should give back crimea and each time he dodged the question what will happen with crimea from this point on that i can't tell you well we'll have to see what happens far from here the syrian war seems to be entering its final phases the assad regime woul

elections, with the goal of helping donald trump, president trump stood with vladimir putin. mr. trump didn't express outrage over the hacking. he did not demand those officers be extradited. he didn't announce new punishment for russia's behavior. but he did praise putin. >> this was a very constructive day. this was a very constructive few hours that we spent together. i called him a competitor and a good competitor he is. and i think the word "competitor" is a compliment. our relationship has never been worse than it is now. however, that changed as of about four hours ago. i really believe that. >> the question now is who's really benefitting from that change? joining me now from helsinki is michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia and now an nbc news international affairs annual list. also joining me is phil bump, national correspondent for "the washington post," zerlina maxwell and noah rothman, associate editor at comment dairy magazine. michael, let's start with you. foreign minister lavrov today said it was a fabulous -- the talks were fabulous and better than super. i

of congress amid a backlash over comments made during his summit with russian president vladimir putin. mr trumpmper in the 2016 presidential election campaign. our correspondent david willis has more. president trump's refusal to condemn russia's attempts to sway the outcome of the 2016 election, and his characterisation of vladimir putin as both strong and powerful, have incensed many here. among them, the former cia director, john brennan, who branded the move nothing short of treasonous on twitter, and accused president trump of being in president putin's pocket. whilst the republican senatorjohn mccain called it one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. president trump's reluctance to criticise russia has prompted speculation that the kremlin may have something on him, incriminating information obtained during a business trip to moscow, perhaps. i guess he said it as strongly as you can say it. "they have no information on trump." it was an interesting statement, too. you know, many years ago when i was there, what was it, 13, 1a, a long time ago, he said

to the united states where president trump has been doing more backpedaling following his summit with russia's vladimir putin today mr trump rejected was the thirteen's proposal that russian officials be allowed to question american citizens in return for the extradition of russians accused of meddling in the u.s. election but his latest apparent helsinki flip flop was barely registered in the trump heartland of tennessee clever to send out. donald trump is getting an easy right here in tennessee the uproar over his summit with vladimir putin hasn't reached this range cowhorse classic the writers getting ready to compete think the talks were nothing to worry about they're happy to see trump talking to putin and think you probably did a good job or at least tried his best i think that no matter who is in office somebody can always do a better job and they're always going to be criticized for whatever they do. i do feel that president term does have our best interest at heart. i think that is mr personality it could have been handled better i am impressed with the fact that he like most presidents in the past are human

now, what might vladimir putin request of mr. trump at this summit? well, elizabeth palmer has done extensive reporting from moscow over the years and tells us what to expect.n e world cup finals kicked off tonight in moscow, vladimir putin was at the game, showing not a hint of presummit stress. he's on a roll. the tournament has been a triumph for russia and a personal pr coup for him. the last time he met president trump, back in november, both men were all smiles, but there's no telling what the chemistry will be like tomorrow. and the kremlin has deliberately kept expectations for a successful summit low. when russia invaded an annexed crimea in 2014, the u.s. slapped on sanctions, and has been piling more on ever since over russia's support for separatists in eastern ukraine, and especially for meddling in america's 2016 presidential election. mr. putin would dearly love to ask donald trump to list those sanctions, but kremlin insiders say that's too much, too fast. instead, the russian leader may pressure mr. trump to reduce america's military p

trump and his russian counterpart vladimir putin are holding their first summit counterpart vladimir putin are holding theirfirst summit in counterpart vladimir putin are holding their first summit in the finnish capital, helsinki. mrmp's visit to the uk ended with him describing the eu as "a foe", accusing it of taking advantage of the united states over trade. and his meeting with mr putin comes just days after 12 russian intelligence officers were charged in the us with hacking during the 2016 election. our north america editor jon sopel reports. it's a topsy—turvy world. president trump arrived into helsinki today, —— tonight, having given nato and european allies a kicking and theresa may a mauling, but saying his meeting with vladimir putin might well be the easiest of this european tour. so in the trump worldview, who is a friend and who is foe? i think the european union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. now, you wouldn't think of the european union but they're a foe. russia's a foe in certain respects. china's a foe economically, certainly, they're a foe. but that doesn't mean they're bad, it doesn't mean anything, it means that they're competitors. and that sort of language causes deep unease among i

mr. trump again today pressed them. following the nato summit he meets with russia's president, vladimir putin, next week. mr. of his four-nation tour. >>> and a massive explosion rocked downtown madison, wisconsin, last night. a police officer and two firemen responding to a gas leak were injured as they evacuated civilians. several civilians suffered minor injuries. officials say worker hit a natural gas maine which led to the explosion. >>> and in thailand, 12 members of a soccer team who were trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks are generally in good health. the last four boys and their coach were rescued yesterday. the boys lost about four pounds apiece. the boys rescued sunday are eating normal food. some of the boys got to see their parents. >>> a park police officer in chicago is being investigated for his response to a woman who says she was being harassed for wearing a shirt with a puerto rican flag. dean reynolds has the story. >> why are you wearing that? >> because i can. >> reporter: the video was shot by 24-year-old mia irazarry. at a birthday party she was wearing this t-shirt wit

the latest headlines: president trump will meet his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, later on monday. mrtions of the summit, but hoped it would deliver something good. millions of people in france have been celebrating their team's victory in the football world cup. france defeated croatia four—two in the final in moscow. eritrea will reopen its embassy in neighbouring ethiopia today for the first time in 20 years. it was closed in 1998 after the two countries went to war over a border dispute. let's look at some of the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian and us president donald trump, who described the european union as one of his greatest "foes" — this just hours before his very controversial summit with the russian president, putin. the ft says international companies active in iran face the threat of us sanctions within weeks, after washington rebuffed a high—level european plea to exempt crucial industries. the times leads with the senior conservativejustine greening, who has called for a second referendum on brexit. she sa

mr. trump was preparing to meet vladimir putin monday. >> we met with mr. trump about the allegations this week. the president was fully aware of the department's actions today. >> reporter: the charges say in late july, the russians tried for the first time to hack into servers in clinton's personal campaign office, the same day president trump said this. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> reporter: prosecutors say the russians set up dcleaks.org to host false material. the russians don't name wikileaks but say it was another way the russians used. the democratic national committee was begin, they said if you have anything hillary related, we want it in the next two days. the russians created a fake persona and wrote to a trump campaign person did you find anything interesting in the docs i posted? while that person isn't named in the indictment, it was roger stone a campaign advisor. his lawyer says stone had no involvement in the hacking and prosecutors also say a congressional candidate aske

in a damage control exercise following the president's news conference with vladimir putin in helsinki. at that time, mr trumpd to side with mr putin over claims of kremlin meddling in us elections. on tuesday, mr trump said he misspoke during monday's summit and today he told cbs news that no other us president has ever been tougher on russia. you say you agree with us intelligence that russia meddled in the election in 2016. yes, and i said that before. i have said that numerous times before, and i would say that that is true, yeah. but you haven't condemned putin specifically. do you hold him personally responsible? well, iwould, because he's in charge of the country, just like i would hold myself responsible for things that happen in this country. so certainly, as the leader of the country, you would have to hold him responsible, yes. i am very strong on the fact that we can't have meddling. we can't have any of that. look, we're also living in a grown—up world. willa strong statement — you know, president obama supposedly made a strong statement. nobody heard it. what they did hear is the statement he ma

mr. trump did know about that infamous trump meeting with russian officials beforehand the president says, that is a lie. that is ahead here. plus, russian president vladimir putinump to moscow but with necessary conditions him also ahead this hour. >> everyone else that helped us put so much work into this house, i can't believe it's

the headlines: president trump has arrived in finland where he will meet his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, later on monday. mraise allegations of russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. millions of people in france have been celebrating their team's victory in the football world cup. france defeated croatia 11—2 in the final in moscow. there were scenes ofjubilation in paris, and in towns and cities across the country. it's france's second world cup title in 20 years. britain's prime minister has revealed that donald trump advised her to sue the european union over brexit, rather than negotiate. theresa may was defending her plan for brexit deal which favours close links with the european union.

mr. trump appears to be trying to deflect criticism he is too accommodating toward president vladimir putinmr. trump and mr. putin are scheduled to meet monday in health -- helsinki, finland. the president will travel to the united kingdom, spend the night in scotland at his golf club through the weekend, and head to that summit this coming monday. jay in nevada, democrats line. caller: thank you for taking my call. listening to some of your callers, it shows they do not know history. 2006, bush with nato got them to raise their percentages of participation. since 2006, the money participation has gone up. , it waser obama reconfirmed and they have increased. now, we are at 3.7% participation and trump is wanting these people to go to 4.0%, which the way things are decreasing, we are going to be by next year and a 2.7% participation. obama, next year, four countries will be at the 2% they said they would be at. next year, eight countries will be at 2%. credits trying to take for something that has already been laid out, and that is exactly what he already does. he does this all the time. he

mr. trump did know about that infamous trump meeting with russian officials beforehand the president says, that is a lie. that is ahead here. plus, russian president vladimir putin invites mr. trump to moscow but with necessary conditions him also ahead this hour. >> everyone else that helped us put so much work into this house, i can't believe it's gone. >> people in northern california neighborhoods describe the devastation they saw after a twield fire destroyed their home. look at that. we will have more on that in a moment. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. and this is cnn kwz newsroom." our president donald trump is at the resort, probably glad to be out of washington. for the past few days, reporters have peppered him with questions he clearly is not interested in answerin answering. >>. >> mr. trump has his former attorney to thank for all this. cohen this tweak threw his old boss under the bus, claiming that then candidate trump did know and approve that 2000 meeting with russians is the trump tower. he chose to express himself on twitter, once again, denying abou

we have seen the charm offensive work on president trump in the past. >> reporter: weijia, thank you so much. now what might vladimir putin request of mr. trump at the summit? well, elizabeth palmer has done extensive reporting from moscow over the years. and tells us what to expect. >> when the world cup final kicked off tonight in moscow vladimir putin was at the game showing not a hint of pre-summit stress. he's on a roll. the tournament has been a triumph for russia and a personal p.r. coup for him. the last time we met president trump back in november both men were all smiles. but there is no telling what the chemistry will be like tomorrow. and the kremlin has deliberately kept expectations for a successful summit low. when russia invaded and annexed crimea in 2014 the u.s. slapped on sanctions. and has been piling more on ever since. over russia's support for separatists in eastern ukraine, and especially for meddling in america's 2016 presidential election. mr. putin would dearly love to ask donald trump to lift those sanctions but kremlin insiders say that's too much too fast. instead the russian leader may pressure mr. trump

in the us after president donald trump defended russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. at a summit with russian president vladimir putin in finland, mrdle. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has caved in to pressure from conservative brexiteers over her plan for leaving the eu — and narrowly neutralised a potential rebellion by those mps who were looking to reject her brexit proposals. meanwhile, calls by a former cabinet ministerfor a second referendum has been ruled out. the tv and movie streaming company netflix has released its latest financial results. shares fell sharply in after hours trading, after the company revealed it had added just over 5 million new subscribers between april and june — about a million less than markets were expecting. a peninsula in northern scotland has been chosen as the site

trump has backtracked on. a summit with russian leader vladimir putin intense criticism mr trump says he supports u.s. intelligence agencies and accept their findings that russia did meddle in the twenty sixteen presidential election. i'm former u.s. president barack obama has described nelson mandela as one of history's true jobs he was speaking to us on a vent marking the centenary of the south african until i comes back. that's it you're up to date more of the top of the hour on the website that's. how the day. ten years after the financial crash tougher requirements were supposed to make the banks safer. but what's really happened to our money over the last decade. bad bankers turned into good guys. take risks for freedom arrogance pushed the banks to the brink once again. made in germany in sixty minutes on d w. so loose are no just couldn't get this song out of his head. says ecologist began searching for the source of these captivating sounds. and found that deep in the rain forest in central africa. the bike up people. that i'm hanging in the thing i'll miss most electable in the fleet a big l

a visit to one of his golf properties and finally, a face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin. mr. trumpraising eyebrows by striking this conciliatory tone towards putin. >> frankly, putin may be the easiest of them all. who would think? >> reporter: senior administration officials insist in that one-on-one meeting, mr. trump will confront president putin over thorny issues likely including interference in the election and russia's 2014 invasion of crimea, but democrats say they're skeptical. >> it's even worse for him to meet with a very, very clever, out for himself man like president putin alone. >> reporter: and one top republican senator is issuing this stern warning -- >> i think what would be really disastrous would be for us to have a negative nato meeting, and then do something with putin that further destabilizes the relationship. >> reporter: president trump met with the german chancellor just moments ago after chancellor merkel told reporters she's prepared for controversial discussions. still, the president's public rebuke of merkel is just striking. these summits are aimed

after president donald trump defended russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. at a summit with russian president vladimir putin in finland, mr trump contradicted us intelligence agencies, saying russia had no reason to meddle. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has caved in to pressure from conservative brexiteers over her plan for leaving the eu — and narrowly neutralised a potential rebellion by those mps who were looking to reject her brexit proposals. meanwhile, calls by a former cabinet ministerfor a second referendum has been ruled out. the tv and movie streaming company netflix has released its latest financial results. shares fell sharply in after hours trading, after the company revealed it had added just over 5 million new subscribers between april and june — about a million less than markets were expecting. a peninsula in northern scotland has been chosen as the site of the uk's first spaceport. rockets carrying satellites could be blasting off from sutherland in a few years time, paving the way for space flights. the government is also setting aside money to develop sites in cornwall and gwynedd in wales. our

after president donald trump defended russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. at a summit with russian president vladimir putin in finland, mr trump contradicted us intelligence agencies, saying russia had no reason to meddle. britain's prime minister has caved in to pressure from conservative brexiteers over her plan for leaving the eu and narrowly neutralised a potential rebellion by those mps who were looking to reject her brexit proposals. meanwhile, calls by a former cabinet ministerfor a second referendum has been ruled out. netflix shares fell sharply in after hours trading, after the company revealed it had added just over 5 million new subscribers between april and june — about a million less —— fewer than markets were expecting. you are up—to—date on the headlines. it is time now for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. there are growing concerns that india, the world's most populous democracy, is in the grip ofa populous democracy, is in the grip of a divisive brand of populism. prime minister narendra modi leaves a bjp hindu nationalist government ina a bjp hindu nationalist government in a country

vladimir putin. you couldn't get muc the president of russia than this. how might it impact donald trump' conversation going in with mr. putin? ron: i think it's very critical and significant, katty. i had a chance to read the indictment earlier this afternoon and it's extensive, starting in about march of 2016 moving through the spring, of how rhesesian intelligence officers had fake names, fake accounts, and systematically went after the campaign arm, the democratic national committee, tohenterfere in election. this will be a test to the president. ddress putin on this and say we've got the goods? or will he attempt to maintai good relations with putin and not address it? christian: he was specifically asked about this today, what are you going to talk about with vladimir putin? of course, crimea and ukraine but also said yes, i am going to ask about the interference in the election. does that tell us he's com circle and accepts there was interference? ron clng -- ron: the question is, does he say, this is what the indictmen has, these are the officers named and what are you going to do to address them and bring the

president trump heads to helsinki later today, where he's due to meet the russian president vladimir putin on monday. mrond night at his turnberry resort in ayrshire, and this morning is already out on the golf course. but today, unlike yesterday, there are no protests. let's talk to our correspondent ros atkins, who's at turnberry for us now. good morning to you. you were painting quite a scene of activity yesterday. how was it looking this morning? things are a lot more low key here at turnberry on the west coast of scotland. the president is out playing golf, i think we can show you pictures in the distance. the weather is more inclement and yesterday, it was a gorgeous perfect summer's afternoon. this morning is more blustery and there have been squally showers as well. the president is nothing if not committed to golf, he has played over 50 weekends in his time as president and there was no way he was not going to play a couple of rounds while visiting his golf resort. we all have ways of getting away from ourjob to think about what was coming up, the challenges ahead. perhaps the side from worryin

president trump heads to helsinki later today where he's due to meet the russian president vladimir putin on monday. mr second night at his turnberry resort in ayrshire, and this morning is already out on the golf course. but today — unlike yesterday — there are no protests. let's talk to our correspondent ros atkins who's at turnberry for us now. good morning. it is much more low— key good morning. it is much more low—key today he returned real west coast of scotland this morning. the president has now playing goblet as you mentioned, he has not been accompanied by protesters. in back, casually glancing across the course it would look like any other day. look more closely and juicy police lined up across some of the fairways. between me and the turnberry hotel but one policewoman walking around but the whole atmosphere feels a little bit more low— key atmosphere feels a little bit more low—key than yesterday. one of the things which protest as he was caught and achieves, which the protesters in england did not is they actually came very close to mr trump. they managed to shout at him so trump. they ma