at the end of all these exchanges, roger stone tells greenberg the same thing. you know i still can't figure out is why matt gaetz would not help me. greenberg says "wow, he would not help." late march, matt gaetz, his campaign pays roger stone's company for strategic consultant. less than a week later we have the first "new york times" report and gaetz is ready to counter punch. >> it is really interesting context here. roger stone told our chris cuomo that he didn't help and never took any money from anybody or does not raecall any letter. what's your response from these denials from stone? you had a lot of specifics that would seem, obviously would make all the things i listed false. >> well, if you look at what stone says, they're narrow denials. i don't think he actually denied anything in the report. he has not said these text messages don't exist, they were out of context and there is no way they can no it because we have shown him all the texts we have. his denials were specific. i would like to point out that he seems to confirm some key elements here.

>> roger stone, the self-described dirty trickster, the master of the dark arts. this is who you go to when you can't go through the proper channels, especially on the far right. he reminds me of the wolf from the movie pulp fiction, not the good wolf from "the situation room." he knows that you do not need a confession to get a pardon, especially not under the trump administration. yet he demanded one from greenberg. i think the reason why he did was that stone goes in and out of trouble a lot, and this is maybe some leverage he could use in the future, just something he would have handy in case the biden justice department decided to investigate and prosecute stone for something. he could say, look, i've got information on a sitting member of congress. a bigger question is why greenberg would send it to stone. i guess he wanted to pressure stone, trump and gaetz to give him a pardon, because he thought gaetz was their buddy. >> thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, as crematoriums overflow in india right now, the biden administration is about to crack down on

cnn's alex marquardt, jim sciuto and mike rogers. chairman rogers, let me start with you. first, your reaction to these sanctions? >> i think it's a good start. listen, sanctions, we maybe overrelied a little bit when it comes to rush camera. they've had mixed results. i think this is a really important statement for the administration to come out and say, hey, here is the five things you're doing bad and here are the things we're doing about it up front and more likely to come. that's really clear messaging. if we need anything right now on the russian relationship, it's clear messaging. what you're seeing is russia test the administration a little bit. i think this is a good first out of the gate, at least, stab at it. more to do, but i thought this was a good first step. >> alex, let's talk about the stable and predictable relationship. that's in quotes, stable and predictable relationship with russia that biden says he wants to build. how do you create that, given the imprisonment of navalny, continued occupation of crimeasm, the fact that two u.s. marines are unjustly

so we know that joel greenberg wrote that letter. >> and do you know that it reached roger stone? >> so the communications that we have indicate that they were sent. they're in pretty explicit detail that we know this document was described, so that does seem to be the case. but again, this letter is an treemly long and detailed confession letter that goes into explicit detail about matt gaetz, their friendship, and what they did together. >> roger stone tells me he doesn't buy this. he didn't help. he never took money from anybody. he doesn't recall any letter, and he never has heard of greenberg implicating gaetz. what do you make of that? >> i would strongly advise all of your viewers to check out the story that my partner on this story, roger sollenberger and i have just published on "the daily beast." it goes in explicit detail through all of that. we've got the receipts. we've got images. we've got conversations. >> so now the big question becomes is greenberg to be believed? whoever he was soliciting, whether it was stone or anyone else, what is the chance that he was putti

the element of the story i think is interesting, if true is the fact that roger stone was apparently selling pardons after he, himself, got a pardon. the fact the people seem to have no reticence about their actions. if it is true that greenberg was fitting 250 dollars in bit coin to get that pardon there is questions for white staffers that go far beyond roger stone there. >> so listen. nia, cnn has not confirmed the letter and cannot confirm the details in the daily beast stories. take a listen to this and we will talk about it, okay? >> let me tell you. this letter is pretty explicit. it states very clearly that joel greenberg got paid by matt gaetz to acquire young women for sex and that they had sex with a teen. this is the first time that we are seeing it word for word explained what exactly they did and the thing that really jumps out at me at this letter is the idea he goes, i did see the acts occur first-hand. this is going to be pivotal for prosecutors as they go after matt gaetz. >> so, listen. don't get mad at me about this question, nia, especially with the current state

the letter was an attempt to get a presidential pardon from trump with the help of roger stone. i've got to say all this stuff so we can be responsible here. we have reached out to greenberg's attorney. he said no comment, siting attorney-client privilege. this is how matt gaetz's spokesperson responded. congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. congressman gaetz has had no role in advocating for or against a pardon for greenberg and doubts such a pardon has ever even -- was ever even considered. okay. so this is getting worse and worse. how much longer can the gop stay silent about this, amanda? >> well, i think they're going to stay quiet about it and just let justice run its course. but the element of the story that i think is particularly interesting, if true, is the fact that roger stone was apparently selling pardons after he, himself, got a commutation and a pardon. the fact that these people seem to have no reticence about their actions, and if it is true that greenberg was giving $250,000 in bitcoin to try to get that p

chris cuomo spoke to roger stone last night. stone says he doesn't recall any letter and never heard greenberg implicate gaetz and never tried to get greenberg a pardon and stone said he never asked for received any money from greenberg. >> tell us at ga-- about the response? >> he said he never had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. evidence for the wild and false claims about representative gaetz. in fact, it goes in some way to show gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and has no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. but a reminder, greenberg is currently in jail. he's facing 33 federal charges including sex trafficking and sources tell cnn greenberg has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year and has shared with them information about encounters he and the congressman had with women who were given cash and gifts in exchange for sex. mr. greenberg is expected to finalize a plea deal with in the coming weeks. >> paula, thanks very much. >>> former personal attorney rudy guilia

now cnn's own chris cuomo spoke to roger stone last night and stone says he doesn't recall a letter. never heard greenberg implicating gaetz and never tried to get greenberg a pardon. stone told the daily beast he never asked for nor received money from gasoline rk. >> paula, is gaetz saying anything about the letter. >> a spokesman for the congressman responded saying in part the congressman has never paid for sex nor had sex with at 17-year-old as an adult. the story goes some way to showing how representative gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and had no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. but viktor mr. greenberg is very much involved in gaetz affairs. greenberg is in jail, facing 33 federal charges, including sex trafficking. and source attention tell cnn greenberg has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year and shared with them information about about encounters he and the congressman had with women given cash or gifts in exchange for sex. greenberg is expected to finalize a plea deal with the government in the coming weeks.

today we remember roger dean. he was just 31 years old, he was a firefighter and a paramedic in texas. his department says dean was diagnosed with covid back in december. he died of kplicomplications a ago today. fellow firefighters stood in the rain to salute the procession as dean's remains were moved. his funeral is tomorrow. to all his friends and family, may his memory be a blessing. tune into state of the union sunday. we'll have susan collins and cindy mccain. you can tweet the show @the leadcnn. our coverage continues with wolf blitzer. he's right next door in "the situation room." ♪ >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." happening now, rudy giuliani defiant as the criminal investigation of the former president's long time personal lawyer intensifies. just a short while ago giuliani railed on the radio about the fbi's search of his home and office in connection with his activities i

now roger stone, trump ally, did speak to our colleague chris cuomo last night. stone says he doesn't recall any letter. he says he never heard greenberg implicating gaetz and he never tried to get greenberg a pardon. he told "the daily beast" he never received any payments or asked for any payments from greenberg. >> gaetz's response to all this this morning? >> they're denying it as they denied all along. with the spokesman for congressman gaetz said in the statement, he has never paid for sex nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. stort st the story shows that congressman gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and has no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. as we've reported and you have seen that he was involved in his affairs. greenberg is currently in jail facing 30 federal charges including sex trafficking and sources tell cnn that greenberg has been cooperating with federal authorities since last year. he has shared with them information about encounters with the -- he and the congressman and the women were given c

cnn's own chris cuomo spoke to roger stone last night, stone says he doesn't recall any letter. he says that he never heard greenberg implicating gaetz, and that he never tried to get greenberg a pardon. stone also told the daily beast he never asked for, nor did he ever receive, any money from greenberg. >> and so what is gaetz saying about this latest twist? >> well, a spokesman for the congressman responded with a statement saying, in part, the congressman has never paid for sex. nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old, as an adult. and the story goes some way to showing how representative gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg, and has no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. but ana, mr. greenberg is very much involved in mr. gaetz' affairs, greenberg is currently in jail, he is facing 33 federal charges, including sex trafficking. and sources tell cnn greenberg has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year. and he has shared with them information about encounters he and the congressman had with women who were given cash or gifts

cnn's own chris cuomo spoke to roger stone last night, stone says he doesn't recall any letter. he says he never heard greenberg implicating gaetz and that he never tried to get greenberg a pardon and stone told the daily beast he never asked nor received any money from greenberg. a spokesman for the congressman responded with a statement saying, in part, congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult, the story goes some way to showing how representative gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and had no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. but john, mr. greenberg is very much involved in mr. gaetz' affairs, greenberg is currently in jail, facing 33 federal charges, including sex trafficking. sources tell cnn greenberg has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year. and he has shared with them information about encounters he and the congressman had with women who were then given cash, or gifts in exchange for sex. he's expected to finalize a plea deal in the coming weeks. >> we'll keep an

roger staubach comes out to me and say i see you were talking to charlie. yeah, just a wonderful, wonderful guy. staubach said, can you imagine that? i said what? can you imagine that? >> imagine that. >> walking on the moon! then it occurred to me charlie was general charles duke, the youngest man ever to walk on the moon! not once, not once in that hour plus conversation did he ever happen to mention the little small fact that he walked on the moon! the story really is about humility. you know? here is a man who could be, you know, boisterous and outspoken. he became a christian and his wife was a christian and i think that put life in perspective for him. >> the stories are great in the book. the serious message that i took away is that times we elevate those who might not be heroes. we celebrate celebrity status. and we overlook people. the pandemic is a great example, admiral. who are deserving of that kind of recognition. >> yeah. i mean, the point of the book, as you point out, michael, there are heroes everywhere. and we can become heroes. every nat

rogers is going on? the paradox of a seven times higher infant mortality rate for black babies over white babies, or a safe, livable city versus the deadliest attack on jewish people in our nation's history at the tree of life synagogue means that in pittsburgh, like in america, the history and structure of white supremacy has us living two totally separate realities. you know, existing while black in pittsburgh is like starving to death while in the supermarket aisle. i didn't come up with that. a friends of mine who is a great writer and a pittsburgh native did. >> what section of town is this? >> we're on the south sides. >> if you ever hear about the pittsburgh steelers getting arrested, it happened here. it always happens here. >> that's funny. >> damon young is a writer and a cofounder of one of my favorite websites -- very smart brothers. he was born and raised here. and most importantly, after he made it, he stayed here. >> i feel like pittsburgh is the market cause of america. in a sense that i

we spoke with roger stone last night. stone says he doesn't recall any letter. he says he never heard greenberg implicate gaetz and he never tried to get greenberg a pardon. stone also said he never asked nor received any money from greenberg. >> all right. paula, thank you very much. appreciate. that so from matt gaetz to another close friend of donald trump, rudy giuliani. "washington post" is now reporting that the fbi officials back in 2019 and he is in russia's efforts. at the same time, in a separate investigation, giuliani is defending himself now and propspr promising to fight after his home was raided by the fbi. we have more on this. start with the "washington post" reporting. what exactly are they saying? >> hi e, kate, the counter unte jens division gave giuliani a defensive briefing, telling him he is targetted by russian misinformation. that russians were trying to give him false information relating to joe biden that could be politically damaging to joe biden. now cnn previously reported that the white house and congress had been given these kinds

jennifer rogers. let's plate moment where potter seemed to realize that she had fired the wrong weapon. as always a warning this, may be disturbing to some viewers. here's that moment. >> taser, taser, taser. >> [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> second-degree manslaughter. what is that charge, and how much do you think that moment we just saw factored into the prosecutor's decision? >> well, jake, second-degree manslaughter in minnesota is essentially a charge of culpable negligence. it requires prosecutors to show two things, gross negligence which means that the standard of care, that she grossly deviated from the standard of care that she owed and recklessness meaning that she knew that there were circumstances with her actions that could lead to death or serious injury and she consciously disregarded those. so it is something that the prosecutors have to prove. minnesota doesn't interest a negligent homicide statute. that would be alers statute that they could charge so they had fewer options because

. >>> cnn legal analyst jennifer rogers joins us now. today we heard from george floyd's younger brother. his testimony came before the use of force expert seth stouton. some people, legal observers, seemed to suggest that that seemed kind of backwards because the prosecution should have wanted to end on this emotional personal note of the younger brother missing his older brother. is that a risk, a significant risk do you think? >> i don't think so, jake, because it was such powerful emotional it. it's the sort of thing that juries will perk up and listen to no matter where it comes and i do think the expert testimony which came last which effectively said that all of the threats of the defense counsel has been so intent on trying to say were present from george floyd and the crowd did not make chauvin's actions reasonable. that was a missing piece and i think maybe the jurors were waiting for that and now they have it. maybe that's why the jury decided to have it to wrap that testimony up for the jurors. >> there's been more than 35 we

so having this preexisting statement from him to another friend or associate, roger stone, goes a long way to firming up, at least proving, hey, i am not making this story up for your benefit, this is something i've been saying for a long time, so it corroborates the allegation in that way, which is significant. >> so how do we expect this to proceed? i mean, where do you see this going? >> that's hard to say, brianna. i don't know that this tips more toward the congressman. the allegation of sex with an underage person is still out there. it's likely the investigators are getting much better evidence by making contact with all these women supposedly involved in all this stuff. i think it's really significant that in "the daily beast a" article, they've seen pictures of these women and they've corroborated with at least a dozen of those that payments were in part for sexual activity. so there is a lot of really significant corroboration and victim statements and other sorts of evidence here that they may be able to rely on. >> andy, one more thing we want your take on higher. the "wash

and sought the assistance of roger stone. cnn hasn't seen the letter. cannot confirm the details in "the daily beast's" story. okay? so, greenberg's attorney telling cnn, no comment. and we just got this statement, from the congressman's spokesperson. and it says, congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. "politico" has reported mr. greenberg's threat to make false accusations against others. and while "the daily beast's" story contains a lot of confessions from mr. greenberg, it does not add anything of substance, and certainly no evidence for the wild and false claims about rep gaetz. in fact, the story goes some way to showing how rep gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg. and had no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affairs. that is the end of the statement. i have been waiting to talk to this man about this. it's matthew dowd. the former chief strategist for president george w. bush and founder of country over party. thank you, sir. good evening to you. this shocking report

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greenberg's bid to get a presidential pardon from trump and sought the assistance of none other than roger stone. cnn, as i said, hasn't seen the letter, can't confirm the details in "the daily beast" story. we have reached out to greenberg's attorney by the way. he said no comment, and he is citing attorney-client privilege. now, we also have reached out to the congressman's outside p.r. group. we haven't heard back yet, but here's what they told "the daily beast," and i quote here. they say, congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. politico has reported that mr. greenberg's threats to make false accusations against others and while "the daily beast" story contains a lot of confessions from mr. greenberg, it does not add anything of substance and certainly no evidence for the wild and false claims about representative gaetz. in fact, the story goes some way to showing how rep gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and had no interest in involving himself in mr. greenberg's affair -- affairs, plural. end of quote there. so all of

i said, roger -- and then it occurred to me, charlie was general charles duke, the youngest man ever to walk on the moon. and never once in that, you know, hour or so of conversation did he happen to mention the little fact that he walked on the moon. but it was about his humility. and this humility was hard won. he had come back from the moon. was a hero. his wife became a christian and he followed in her footsteps. the fact of the matter is humility is good for all of us. humility makes us appreciate the little things. makes us appreciate the fact that our differences in the world really aren't all that great and maybe that will help unite us. >> you talked to him about flying and asked him what he flew and he said all kinds of things. a rocket to the moon, for instance. you might want to mention that next time. >> the book is "the hero code." it talks about what we can all do to make the world a better place. it's dedicated to people on the front lines. admiral willy mccraven, thanks for beeing with us. can you imagine talking to an astronaut who walked on the moon and asking, wha

he's republican senator roger wicker of mississippi. he's the ranking member of the senate committee on commerce, science and transportation. key in these negotiations. senator, thanks for taking the time this morning. >> thank you, jim. glad to be with you. >> to your credit, you were in that meeting there. attempting a bipartisan approach to this. before you went in, you said you were willing to negotiate, but you since said that any increase in taxes, corporate taxes to pay for the plan is really a nonstarter for republicans. and i wonder, are you willing to negotiate on the issue of taxes? >> well, let me say this. i don't think there were that many lines drawn in the sand yesterday. i do think that the president wants this plan to not only build infrastructure but to really give our economy a big boost. and the point i'm making to the president is to raise corporate taxes on small business job creators actually is a job killer, and i don't think he wants to do that. but let me say this, jim. those of us in washington, d.c., need to

. >> reporter: roger steel is spending 1,000 hours to revive one plane here. the world's most popular airliner, american alone parked 300 of them because ofs the pandemic. the plane sitting idle could cause critical - >> all of these things could have been impacted by the fact that it was parked. i can assure you 110% these aircrafts are safer an and they ready to fly. >> reporter: crews came out here about every ten days to check things like the enjgines and uncover them and fire them up. about 100 planes were stored out here at the peak of the pandemic but now there are only a few left. airline travels closing in on a recovery. industry group say flights are 75% full up from 60% last month. new demand means industry is bouncing back sooner than e expected. transportation security needs more help screening passengers. >> i think the big thing is we want to be prepared for the summer. w we are taking a lot of efforts to make sure it happens. >> reporter: united airlines hiring new pilots while thousands of existing pilots will be coming back from pandemic tyak

an example of the culture that was created in the white house, that if you want a pardon, if you're roger stone -- the fact that you're matt gaetz, according to other sourceses, was lobbying for a broad, preemptive sweeping pardon, without any charges being brought to me is what the lawyers call consciousness of guilt. you know you've done something wrong, you want protection, here's a president handing south pardons right and left, maybe i should get one, too. >> in his statement, the former president trump said he was never asked for a pardon. carefully chosen words, i suspect. >> no question. that was very, very intentional. you know, just a reminder, for people who didn't read the "new york times" story which broke this and cnn's subsequent reporting on this very issue, there was no reporting specifically that said the ask went directly to the president. it wasn't clear. thank you to the former president for clearing that up, but leaving a very, very gaping hole in the notion of gaetz asking people in and around the former president. it was definitely confirmation by omanages, from th

senator of nebraska and roger wicker of mississippi. both senators sitting in the committee dealing with transportation in the senate. republicans have said they are willing to talk about traditional forms of infrastructure like roads and rails and also bridges but they do not like that price tag. that $2.25 trillion price tag that the president proposed so far. they don't like the corporate tax rate being raised to 20%. the white house is willing to negotiate on this. they have not heard alternative suggestions they find suitable. tomorrow really represents the first opportunity to start hammering out some of those details. this is similar to the approach that the president took with the covid relief package. he invited republicans into the oval office to hear their ideas before he went alone without any republican support. one of those senators, one of those republican senators will be in the meeting tomorrow talked about how he's hoping these negotiations will be different. >> we are willing to negotiate with him on infrastructure pa

jennifer rogers, a former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. good to have you on. good evening. jennifer first. i want your reaction to the stunning "new york times" report that gaetz sought a blanket pardon from the former president during his final weeks in office. the white house lawyers reportedly saw it as a non-starter. this is a clip from gaetz, his appearance on fox in november and then we'll talk. >> president trump should pardon michael flynn, pardon the thanksgiving turkey, pardon everyone from himself, his administration officials from joe exotic if he has to. you see from the radical left a blood loss that will only be quenched if they come after the people who work hard to animate the trump administration with the policies and the vigor and the effectiveness that delivered for the american people. so i think that the president ought to wield that pardon power effectively and robustly. >> oh, boy. so "the new york times" says that is unclear if gaets fwaits or the white house knew about this. how does this sound now? >> how to soun

and he was involved, in my opinion, with all these folks, roger stone was. the whole team was. and they were trying to take over. he doesn't give up, he didn't want to give up power. he liked being president. >> can i just say one thing in closing? >> yes, ma'am. >> i do think that the leadership in our caucus recognizes this was a terrorist attack. but donald trump left this government in such bad shape. with every constitution and agency broken, with laws and rules and regulations that have to be overturned. we're trying to get business done as well. if you don't hear us talking about it every day, it doesn't mean it's not on our minds, and that we're not trying to get a commission to look at this. it means that we're trying to get things back to the communities that they need, the rescue that they need from the coronavirus. the infrastructure that we need. >> i hear you. >> all these important things need to be done. but there's no in any way, shape, or form diminishing the significant insurrection that occurred on january 6th. >> understood. thank you very much to you both.

. >> the secretary makes a roger goo good point. the good news is technologies evolving and the markets are requiring it and everyone oil and gas companies and coal companies are asking for regulations on methane. >> and -- >> i am sorry, there are also many of those gas companies are creating their own goals because they see where the world is going. >> we are going to stay on this topic but i want to bring in another urn. this is for administrator regan. a school bus driver from chico, california. >> today a gallon of regular gas cost californians $3.40 cents while texas is paying $2. can the federal government regulate oil profits as they do so that consumers is not solely paying for the cost of cleaner fuels? >> that's an excellent question. we are focused on clean vehicles on two fronts. we are having conversations with the automobile industry, we are having conversations with the union. the conversations are moving at a net breaking case where we can set regulations that is are timed with available technologies that'll have th

the letter was drafted after greenberg reportedly asked roger stone for help obtaining a pardon during the final months of president trump's term in exchange for at leefrt a quarter o of a million dollars. >> the justice department is already investigating him for alleged sex trafficking and prostitution. paula reid is tracking the latest developments here for us. paula, what do we know? >> reporter: good morning. joel greenberg reportedly says he and gates paid for sex with a minor who was just 17 at the time. in a letter, greenberg claims he and gates thought the woman was 19 years old but later learned she was underage. we've spoken with several women who are involved with these two men and we have reported that greenberg paid women on behalf of gates after some sexual encounters. stone says he doesn't recall any letter. he said he never heard greenburg implicating gaetz and he never tried to get him a pardon. and he said he never asked or received payments from greenberg. >> and what is gaetz saying about this latest twist? >> a spokesman for gaetz responded with a statement saying

some identified by cnn providing security for roger stone, trump's elecally. >> there is been examples in the past when oath keepers organization prepared for or offered to engage in hostility or out right violence to act as security for some one they view as embodying american's values but also threatening by the american state. >> reporter: a dozen members of the oath keepers are now faces charges. under so much legal pressure, some members of the group could turn on each other. >> these are people who really enjoyed wearing these uniforms and playing and performing this role, it is going to be another thing when they face the combined strength. >> kenneth harrelson and thomas caldwell and the other alleged oath keepers charged. there is no indication any of those weapons stockpiled at that hotel were brought into washington on january 6th. one defense attorney claimed that so-called quick reaction force was a precaution measure from antifa. >> more news right after this, thank you, brian todd. ♪ ♪ up to one million dollars. that's how much university of phoenix is committing to

roger mitchell, sent an open letter to maryland officials signed by hundreds of people. this is just a brief segment of it. said, our disagreement with dr. fowler is not a matter of opinion. our disagreement with dr. fowler is a matter of ethics. so we'll have to see how this plays out, brianna. the maryland office has walled off the people who might be investigating this from the people who might have to somehow represent the people who are actually under investigation. so it's a complicated situation here in maryland, but it signifies that maryland officials are dedicated to rooting out any possible concerns there might be surrounding in-custody deaths over a very expansive amount of time, brianna. >> very interesting. we know you'll continue to cover. this whitney, thank you for that. >>> a third night of rocket attacks in israel amidnightly clashes in jerusalem. we have a live report next. someday i'm going to marry you. yes someday i'm going to marry you. someday we'll buy that little place on ellsworth. some days, will be rougher than others. ♪ someday, 50 years

look no further than roger stone where doj intervened in his sentence, and michael flynn, doj intervened in the case itself, in his very convictions. there's an established history of the prior doj using doj as a political weapon and political shield. i think this search now -- look, it has been approved not just by prosecutors but by a judge but there's clearly real merit to it. >> jonathan, come in on the politics and remind our viewers if they are trying to forget how important rudy guiliani was in the orbit of trump, and this was testimony in the impeachment case, where rudy guiliani was trying to get a remarkable u.s. ambassador in ukraine, and whether it's politics at home or an alleged scheme abroad, rudy guiliani is central to protecting trump? >> he's his person lawyer, his confident and long-time friend and fellow new yorker, and i think somebody who -- john, as you mentioned, it's kind of lost to history because of the second impeachment, but he was a key player in the first impeachment because of his active effort to try and find dirt on hunter biden in the ukraine that would

. >> reporter: roger steel's team of mechanics are providing 1,000 hours for one plane here. part of the work includes federally mandated boeing 737. american alone parked 300 of them because of the pandemic. the faa said the planes sitting idle could cause a critical valve to fail, risking catastrophic dual engine power loss in flight. >> all of the things that could have been negatively impacted by the fact that he was parked have been identified. they have been addressed and they have been resolved. so i can assure you 110% that these aircraft are safe and they're ready to fly. >> reporter: planes have been stored exclusively outside for months on en, crews came out every ten days to check the engines, uncover them and fire them up and check the ramping gear, the tires, the brakes, about 100 planes were stored in the peak of the pandemic. now there are only a few left. the latest data shows airline travel closing in on a recovery. industry groups say flights are 75% full up from 60% just last month. new demand means the industry is bouncing back sooner than expected. the n

search warrant it would be kind of what we saw bill barr doing when he tried to save michael flynn and roger stone, and potentially in a position to give doj evidence implicating the former president. keep in mind, by the way, we have a brand-new doj here and the key decision makers, obviously the attorney general is the top decision-maker, but the deputy attorney general, she was just sworn into that position a couple weeks ago. if this tells me anything, it tells me there's a new doj in town willing to look at things on merits and not play politics like the prior doj did under bill barr. >> i want to go live to jake tapper who is joining us at the white house. he just left a background briefing about the president's joint address to congress, and so what can you share with us from your conversation? >> reporter: just to set the scene for you, what happens is normally before a state of the union address or joint address to congress, the president will invite a number of individuals from the major cable news networks and tv networks and talk to them about his intentions for the speech. it's

but it is clear even among some of those lawmakers coming today, like senator roger wicker, who was talking just yesterday about the fact that this is too easy of a package right now. it's clear that will be the point of discussion today as president biden meets with a group of republican and democratic lawmakers from the house and the senate today. it was really pete buttigieg, the transportation secretary yesterday, who made very clear what he was looking to do here with this infrastructure proposal with the fact that they will push republicans, even if they disagree on the definition of what exactly infrastructure is. he was essentially making the argument, look, calm it what you want to call it. we want you to vote for it, that, of course, is easier said than done, for sure, though. so, look, we will see some discussion today about the size of the package, about the way that you pay for the package, but it is just the beginning of this process of negotiation that is going to stretch on for weeks and, frankly, months here, jim. >> understood, jeremy dimon, thank you so much. >>> joining

>> in order to get to where the conversation was today, where you have both roger, the prosecutor, as well as fritz, the defense attorney, both standing up there saying we anticipate there being a plea deal reached in a month and a half, there's already been some substantial conversations and show-mes that have happened. this isn't some willy nilly process where, you know, before court they're like, i don't know, how about 10.5 years and we'll see what we know. you know, it's much more meticulous than that. >> right. and you don't believe it's a coincidence that these types of investigations and charges started with greenberg and then moved to gaetz. that that would seem to square with the understanding that once greenberg started talking it expanded the am bit of the investigators to include gaetz? >> i don't think it's a coincidence. i know that the investigation into greenberg led to the secret service and the u.s. attorney's office being interested in gaetz. so, yeah, it's not a coincidence. it was a linear process. >> what do you make of greenberg? >> he's a very smart guy, but h

heads of the white house staff and, in fact, in one case of lobbying, the president was asked to pardon roger stone. and why matt gaetz would not go to president trump for this alleged white house pardon but go to the staff who hates him go for it, that doesn't make sense at all. you look at the white house where everyone is backstabbing the over and waiting to sandbag the over. >> thank you both for being with us this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> so the cdc warning that the highly transmissible b.1.1.7. variant of coronavirus found first in the united kingdom, it's the most dominant strain in the u.s. now. what does that mean for hoping to contain this next. money. an annuity can help cover essential expenses in retirement. have the right financial professional show you how... this is what an annuity can do. my plaque psoriasis... ...the itching ...the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer ski

the letter was drafted after greenberg reportedly asked roger stone for help obtaining a pardon during the final months of president trump's term in exchange for at leefrt a quarter o of a million dollars. >> the justice department is already investigating him for alleged sex trafficking and prostitution. paula reid is tracking the latest developments here for us. paula,

greenberg wrote up the details of their affairs after asking roger stone for help obtaining a pardon from president trump. cnn's paula reed joins us now. we cannot verify the details of "the daily beast" story but the

. >> reporter: posing for photos in front of the white house and with trump allies roger stone. >> if joel were to run for seminole county i think he becomes the next congressman for the 7th district. >> reporter: greenberg is faces 33 charges of wire fraud, creating fake ids, stalking a political opponent and sex trafficking. the fact that he's ready to cut a deal could lead back to fwaets who has defined having sex with a 17-year-old as an adult and that he has paid for sex. his association with greenberg is what led to the fbi's investigation into gaetz's conduct. "the new york times" reported that investigators believe greenberg recruited women online where he paid for sex and that gaetz had sex with them, too. their close relationship was well-known in florida political circles. florida state representative anna escamonti said this voicemail was cringy. >> my dear anna this is your tax collector, i'm up in the panhandle with your favorite u.s. congressman, mr. gaetz. >> hi, anna. >> and we were just chatting about you and talking about your lovely qualities and -- >> we think you

ready to fight the president every step of the way, and this morning there was a republican senator roger wicker of mississippi who said that the immediate inclusion of that hike in the corporate tax rate, ha that is not a bipartisan gesture, trying to undo something republicans did back in 2017. but one thing, when i talked to officials here at the white house, is that it's not just about getting bipartisan lawmakers getting republicans to sign on but they believe that they can get bipartisan support out in the country, and that is what you saw with the american rescue plan as they were able to gain a support in polls from republicans and democrats even though no republican lawmakers signed on to that covid relief package. now, it is not just about getting republicans on board. the president also needs to ensure that he can keep his democratic party in line, and you've already heard there's some things that moderates would like to see different in this package. you've heard progressives saying they believe the president needs to go bolder, this morning senator bernie sanders talking abou

i've been writing columns saying, look, this was founded as a political tool by roger ales, fox was founded but it behaved in a quasifashion, did some news and since donald trump it has completely become a tool of propaganda. we shouldn't even treat it like the press any more. they have news in their title which is to mock the name of news. we have to call them out when they do this because we see how incredibly destructive this is to democracy. there is no doubt, rupert murdoch and fox news are now a danger to democracy and they should be treat the that way. if they want do it in the federal government challenging licenses or any way that they can do it there regulation, we have to keep doing it in the press. we have to keep pounding way the it and call them out the way they're being called out right now by this production. >> proceed to the truth is the core of the responsibility. and errol, how do we turn this to a movement rather than a moment as a nation? >> the nation is moving forward. the institutions heldch the media by enlarge did what it was supposed to do, by airing the trial an

rising republican stars in florida, posing for photos in front of the white house, and with trump ally roger stone. >> i think he becomes the next congressman for the 7th district. >> reporter: greenberg is facing 33 charges of stalking a political opponent, creating fake i.d.s and sex trafficking. the fact that he's ready to cut a deal to prosecutors could lead to gaetz, who denied having sex with a 17-year-old and he ever paid for sex. but his association to freinberg is what led to the fbi's investigation. "the new york times" reported that investigators believe greenberg recruited women online, who he paid for sex and that gaetz had sex with them, too. their close relationship was well known in florida political circles. florida state representative anna escomy said this voice male was cringe worthy. >> this is your favorite tax collector with your favorite u.s. congressman, mr. gaetz. >> hi. >> we were just chatting about you and talking about your lovely qualities. >> we think you're the future of the democratic party in florida. >> reporter: greenberg's attorney making it clear his cl

it could be bill clinton, roger ales and andrew cuomo, first they go out and deny the allegations to the fullest extent. they try to control or fight the investigation and then they hide behind a wall of women. you saw that in matt gaetz issuing a statement from the women of his office pushing photos of him and his fiance, so they are not covering the matt gaetz or derek chauvin, but this idea that sexual misconduct allegations belong to a particular person or a party is just false. it is a bipartisan problem. and they -- >> it is a bip problem. >> and with bipartisan solutions. >> amanda, thank you and thank you all for being here. coming up, amanda, we are go to talk to clarissa ward about her trek to myanmar and what she learned on the ground and after the break did 60 minutes give a fair shot to florida governor ran desantis. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ real progress? when you're affected by schizophrenia, you see it differently. it's in the small, everyday moments. and in the places, you'd never expect. a little sign of hope. the feeling of freedom. and

and this contestant on "jeopardy" having no idea about the answer to the question about fred rogers went ahead with an inside joke for aaron instead. it was a way to set him up as someone other than the packers quarterback. this was a stunt casting. get a hot-shot sports celebrity. he was really great at hosting and says he really wants the job full time. >> speaking of stunts, is all of this musical chairs of hosts a ratings stunt or do they have no secession plan in place for after trebek? >> i think it's tough when someone like trebek, such a living legend is diagnosed with a very tough illness and you can see the end at some point down the road. nobody in the production staff, nobody running this show wanted to think about the future, but they had to. they came up with this incredible list of guest hosts. anderson cooper is next later this month prpths like savannah guthrie, dr. sanjay gupta, bill whitaker of cbs will be coming up this spring. it's a logical way to put distance between trebek and the next host whoever it will be. the producers have not made a decision. they don't kno