new details in the death of jeffrey epstein today. more questions than answers remain. >>> state fair flurry. democrats descend on iowa. who is up and who is down, next. >>> heightened alarms. threats across the country this weekend in the wake of the two mass shootings last week. we'll bring you the latest. >>> a new warning. russian investigations in spreading racial tensions across america. >>> we begin with new questions surrounding the death of jeffrey epstein, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking and abuse of dozens of underage girls. "the new york times" is reporting today that epstein was taken off suicide watch on july 29th. that's six days after a suspected attempt. officials have not explained yet why this happened. president trump yesterday using his twitter account to retweet a conspiracy theory to his almost 63 million followers casting doubt on the circumstances in which officials say epstein died. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest and the reaction of epstein's accusers. stephanie, good morning. >> good mo

is now investigating the circumstances of epstein's death in federal custody. he had already been found injured in a cell a few weeks ago then the multi-millionaire was found dead in the new york jail where he was awaiting trial an apparent suicide. the convicted pedophile was facing up to 45 years behind bars on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. epstein a high powered investor was accused of having sexually abused girls as young as 14 at parties in his palm beach villa where he reportedly passed the girls on to his guests what made the case explosive was the few notes he has connections to public figures including british royal prince andrew former u.s. president bill clinton as well as the sitting president donald trump charges were already brought against him in 2008 a controversial plea deal spared him time in prison. if i wasn't afraid to come forward sooner than we would be he would have done it to other girls i feel really guilty to list if the. conviction for epstein could have meant the rest of his life in prison now many questions remain will th

epstein's death. all these actors appear to bear some responsibility for this calamity, all seem to have a share of mr. epstein's blood on their hands, all should be ashamed of their behavior. epstein's death comes 24 hours after thousands of pages of revealing documents were unsealed in a case from an epstein accuser against one of his former associates. the 2015 defamation suit was filed by virginia guffre, who says epstein flew her around the world to have sex with powerful men, including prince andrew in 2001. a buckingham palace spokesperson denies her claims. a spokesperson for buckingham palace said in response, this relates to proceedings in the united states to which the duke of york is not a party. any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue. after getting news of epstein's death, guffre's attorney tells cnn that the accountability should not end with jeffrey epstein's cowardly and shameful suicide. we are hopeful that the government will continue to investigat

epstein. of course, that would have required convictcting him ofof e crimes he was charged with. hehe will n not now be convictef those crimes, so it complicates the efforts of the victims. the lawyers for those victims as well as the manhnhattan u.s. justice to achieve through some sort of financial means. but they have said they will continue to do so, in addition, as you said earlier, to the conspiracy case against -- that was filed against mr. epstein will continue. that means there will be other potentiall defendants coming forward. one that has been mentioned prominently is going maxwell, alleged to be mr. epstein's pimp. there are others. yet a masters, schedulers, a large operation that served his alleged sexual trafficking machine, i guess you would say. and i would expect to see other people charged in the not-too-distant future. amy: casey frank, can you talk about the document release on friday, hours before jeffrey epstein was found dead in his cell? it was massive. it was 2000 pa

let's put it let's talk about jeffrey epstein let's talk about the. yeah keep going yes let's put that aside ok well let's talk about the more important issue of sexual harassment sexual deviancy sexual predation what we know is that this is a man who the shame to me peter the way politics is so polarized today is everybody is looking to pin this on somebody else or case or if you're trying to support or you want to immediately pivot back to the clintons or god and of course a lot of liberals would like to point out that donald trump was very good friends with jeffrey epstein as well what this indicates to me is the same thing that i learned from the harvey weinstein incidents all these other reports of powerful wealthy well connected men who are preying on young women and preying on victims it is something that infiltrates all levels of society i believe in the world i mean we see this to the tops of hollywood to the highest offices in washington d.c. to people on wall street from the tops of companies to the bottom of companies there are sexual pred

president trump also knew epstein. in a 2002 profile in "new york" magazine before any allegations surfaced trump called epstein a terrific guy adding "it is even said he likes beautiful women as much as i do, and many of them are on the younger side." but just last month the president denied being close to epstein. >> and he he was a fixture in palm beach. i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him in 15 years. i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: michelle lacota says she was 15 years old when she was recrueltied by another high school girl to give epstein a massage. >> and he kept saying god, you're just so beautiful and sexy and gorgeous. and it was making me feel really uncomfortable. >> reporter: lacota told investigators in a police interview at the time that epstein sexually assaulted her. >> then he wanted me to rub his back. he kept asking me to go lower and lower. he was kind of talking to me like letting me know fw his sex life. >> reporter: another accuser court nir wild says eps

epstein's death. the fbi does not usually look into suicides, but a senior law enforcement official telling nbc news it was investigating given the nature of the case and out of a quote abundance of caution. >> leaders are demanding answers for why jeffrey epstein was allowed to kill himself. in a furious letter to the justice department, ben sasse blasted the doj for the circumstances writing in part that the department of justice failed and jeffrey epstein's coconspirators think they may have gotten one last sweetheart deal. every single person in the justice department knew that this man was a suicide risk and that his darkest secrets couldn't be allowed to die with him, given his previous attempt at suicide, he should have been locked in padded room, under 24/7 surveillance. sasse's democratic colleague, and democrat candidate for president, elizabeth warren, echoed. >> i would like to see an investigation to understand how this was permitted to happen when he was incarcerated. the system broke do

epstein. amy: jeffrey epstein's death has brought new attention to the staffing and conditions at the federal metropolitan correctional center or mcc. reports emerged tuesday that epstein's guards may have been sleeping during their shift, failing to check on epstein for three hours and then falsifying time logs. they were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes. epstein had been on suicide watch last month but was then removed. him every 30 minutes. the warden at the mcc has since been reassigned and two guards who were tasked with monitoring epstein were put on leave. although, it is believed one of those people was not even a guard. we are joined now by jeanne theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college who has written about the metropolitan correctional center, or mcc. her latest book "a more , beautiful and terrible history: the uses and misuses of civil rights history." welcome back to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. so here you have an extremely wea

the case of jeffrey epstein. the elusive and well-connected multimillionaire who was charged last month by prosecutors in new york for having run an ongoing sprawling child sex trafficking ring for years. it feels like a million years ago but it was actually only one month ago today when a trump cabinet official, trump's secretary of labor alex acosta, resigned from the federal government, resigned from the cabinet over his role in the epstein case. when prosecutors in the southern district of new york last month brought criminal charges against epstein, that put this very uncomfortable hot spotlight on the fact that another u.s. attorney's office in florida more than a decade ago had looked at much of that same evidence against epstein or at least very similar evidence against epstein and instead of charging him in federal court in florida that u.s. attorney's office decided they would enter into a non-prosecution agreement with epstein. alex acosta, trump's labor secretary, was the u.s. attorney in south florid

we know the criminal piece against epstein is likely dead. but there are several different avenues this could take and prosecutors have made clear in court documents in new work that they were investigating other individuals involved with mr epstein and we obviously know there have been allegations trailing several high profile rich, powerful men for yea rs of high profile rich, powerful men for years of having been involved in his activities so where the case goes from there, it will be interesting to see how the prosecutors handle this. ali watkins from the new york times. in a few minutes we'll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full round—up of the day's news with clive myrie. but first — national grid says it will "learn the lessons" after nearly a million people across england and wales were affected by yesterday's power cut. the supply failure left thousands of train passengers stranded. earlier, nigel harris, from rail magazine told my why the train network was so affected. network rail has got standby generators in all of its big

it was his office that entered into a federal non-prosecution agreement with epstein in which epstein agreed to plead guilty to state prostitution charges that resulted in him serving a short jail sentence in the county lockup in palm beach close to his house where they literally let him out all day every day and when he came back to sleep at the jail at night it appears that maybe he got to keep his door unlocked. in exchange for that inexplicable fate alex acosta's office signed off on this promise that epstein wouldn't face any federal charges. well, last month when sdny in fact brought federal charges against epstein, they proclaimed that they did not consider themselves to be bound by that agreement that epstein got from the florida u.s. attorney's office when acosta was in charge. well, now that jeffrey epstein is dead, he was found dead in his jail cell on saturday morning, now there are a whole bunch of urgent and interesting questions as to what's going to happen next, what's going to happen next for his alleged victims, what's going to happen next for his potential co-conspi

epstein said. mimi, if that's true, that's just one indicator of the kinds of people who may be exposed in the continuing of this investigation. >> yeah. look, the fact that joffrey berman put out a statement on saturday, that's unusual for them to put out a statement at all about a case so quickly over a weekend, and the fact that he made that point about there being a conspiracy and we're going to continue investigating and we want victims to come forward, i don't think he would have done that if there were just sort of let's throw it up and see what happens. that would be pretty risky on his part. they clearly have already i think some idea where this is going in terms of co-conspirators. whether that turns out to be ghislaine -- i can't pronounce her name. maxwe maxwe maxwell. and other more high-profile people i don't know. but they are going to keep pursuing this i think criminally and civilly in terms of forfeiture of his assets. >> the u.s. attorney said to mimi's point on saturday o'"to th

epstein, who assisted mr. epstein, who may have conspired with mr. epstein so that he could commit his crimes against children, if they did that knowingly, then they're going to be the subject of the criminal investigation. they may, in fact, be the subject of also civil cases. because we want the truth to be known and we want justice. >> another quick question. you heard that attorney at the top talking about doesn't make sense. we had a former congressman from florida saying it stinks. what do you think? >> well, i think we all deserve answers. how could this have happened? how could somebody in custody who previously reportedly had tried to commit suicide suddenly be no longer alive while he's in the custody of the jail? we deserve answers, and especially the victims deserve answers, and we intend to get them. we want to get them from the inspector general. we want to get them from law enforcement. we want those answers sooner rather than later because this is just adding to the trauma that the victims are experiencing and we're going to assist th

epstein has died but this scandal does not end? the criminal case against him specifically is very likely over but we have seen prosecutors in court suggesting this is an ongoing investigation and we obviously have heard the rumours of the other rich and powerful men involved in his circle and prosecutors have indicated here that they are indeed investigating other people who were involved with mr epstein and other allegations so we re epstein and other allegations so were the case goes from here, there area were the case goes from here, there are a million possibilities and many others are likely in the cross hairs of the prosecutors. you have been working on this for a long time, why is so much interest in this? there are is so much interest in this? there a re lots of is so much interest in this? there are lots of different angles involved in the story. it is an externally complicated story. i think the reason you are seeing such an immediate reaction, particularly from the american audience, is this has been almost a 15 year lo

we had a whole lot on friday, this is regarding to jeffery epstein, we learned that epstein was not checked on by authorities several hours the night he died and going against the 30-minute check in under prison guidelines. the investigation of epstein's alleged crimes will continue regardless of his death. u.s. attorney bill barr addressed the investigation into how exactly epstein died. >> i was appalled and indeed the whole department was and frankly angry to learn of the mcc's failure to adequately secure this prisoner. we are learning of serious and irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. >> epstein's death is putting a sharper focus on one of his most high-profile associate. maxwell released court documents from a 2015 lawsuit revealed allegations that maxwell and epstein ordered teenage girls to have sex with a number of high powered men. nbc's morgan radford has more. >> reporter: accused sex trafficker, jeffery epstein, was found dead in his jail cell. after nearly 2,000 pages from a federal defamation lawsuit in 2015 were rel

epstein. >> right. he was certainly being watched more closely, the 24/7 is a realistic expectation. that is a question to be determined. he did have this previous incident which was an apparent suicide or attempt or cry for help, and they was moved to a cell in isolation and was under increased watch. we're told he was put on suicide watch for a time. one senior official telling us recently he was taken off suicide watch. we're awaiting a statement from the bureau of prisons for confirmation and to explain exactly what the situation was. he was in his own cell. it was a death by suicide. this happened around 6:30 this morning. he was discovered in distress. an ambulance was called. he was taken to a hospital a short distance away, where about an hour later, at 7:30, he was pronounced dead, death by hanging. the leading theory as to how he took his own life. that is the latest in terms of the investigation. jeffrey epstein we're told was having a very difficult time acclimating to life at the

billionaire and accused sex offender geoffrey epstein is found dead in his prison cell apparently having killed him self have seen was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges and had been accused of abusing dozen of young girls the f.b.i. is now investigating the circumstances of his death also coming up. a russian opposition politician is arrested and many more are detained by police as protests flare up again in moscow thousands of the taking to the streets in the past month just banding that opposition candidates be allowed to run elections for the city council. and police in hong kong fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters as they defy warnings to cancel a march fresh demonstrations come after the city's leader valid not to grant the protesters any concessions. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. the disc raised us fantasy or geoffrey epstein has been found dead in his new york prison cell fishel say his death was an apparent suicide epstein was jailed last month on sex trafficking charges and was being held without bail if the i is now investigating the circ

death and that he will not face his accusers or justice remember epstein epstein's body was found at the m.c.c. in lower manhattan on august 10th cause of death was ruled to be a suicide by hanging that said to avenge scenes alleged victim shauntay davies and virginia roberts could frame roberts could phrase been one of the most outspoken so far spoke after the hearing davies said that epstein raped her during a massage and she went into some detail we're not going to get into that because you know it is it is pretty disturbing but her along with 2 frey expressed outrage that those not only that abstain is escaping justice now in his death but that those who helped epstein or who were involved in his crimes complicit accomplices have not been brought to justice either here's what both ladies had to say listen to this do i feel his death is an appropriate punishment absolutely not it's nobody justice and it leaves a lot of unanswered questions. that makes me sick to my stomach that there's preacher perpetrators out there that obviously helped him in many ways for a very long time and

live from berlin lawmakers in the united states demand answers after disgraced billionaire jeffrey epstein dies in jail in an apparent suicide he was facing sex trafficking charges that could have implicated the rich and powerful also coming up on calling police used tear gas after protests turned violent this comes after activists define a ban on demonstrations and throw rocks at officers it's the 10th weekend of anti-government demonstrations in the territory. and separatists take control of yemen's temporary capital their former saudi backed allies are calling it a coup and have launched airstrikes. i married and stan it's good to have you with us lawmakers in the u.s. are demanding answers following the death in prison of disgraced financier geoffrey epstein there's been widespread skepticism as to how he could have taken his own life in a high security federal prison just weeks after an apparent previous suicide attempt the f.b.i. is now investigating his death. the fallout is intense the reaction beyond painful and afraid to come forward so are. all the girls i feel really guilty. of

epstein's apparent suicide. there are a lot of questions about the monitoring he received in jail and the justice department and the fbi are both investigating. >>> the man accused of opening fire inside a walmart in el paso, texas, reportedly con if he has -- confessed that he was target people of mexican descent. >>> and joe biden is pushing for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban in the wake of recent mass shootings. good morning, everybody, it is monday, august 12th, i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. there are more questions than answers following the apparent suicide of wealthy sex offender jeffrey epstein. guards doing rounds found him dead in his jail cell around 6:30 a.m. multiple people briefed telling nbc news, checks are supposed to take place every 30 minutes or so. but there are questions if there was a delay the night epstein died. according to nbc news, epstein was not on suicide watch at the time of his death even though he was found unconscious in his cell with marks arou

in epstein's case, we're told one of the attorneys and epstein was supposed to be checked on around the clock. a source tells cnn's athena jones he was not checked on for hours before his death. >> reporter: good morning, allison and will. the list of questions is growing longer. justice officials have uncovered bigger problems which for a long time was considered one of the best run facilities in the entire bureau of what's been assisting. it goes beyond the 24 hours before epstein's death. we know employees have complained about being over work. justice officials say the mcc has suffered a breakdown of protocols for a period that goes back years. there is more news on the legal front. epstein accusers are asking a federal judge to unwind the agreeme agreement. that would give them the authority to go after them. allison, will? >>> this morning the white house is moving to dramatically reduce legal immigration levels. controversial new rule allows them to reject applications. the new criteria will skew the process in favor of highly skilled, high income immigrants, the kind president t

a "important role" in epstein's sexual abuse ring, directing an underage girl to have sex with epstein and others. maxwell strenuously denies those allegations and has not been charged. new york's chief medical examiner has completed epstein's autopsy, but the results are pending. o representative for workers at the metropolitan correctional center tells cbs news, "the death of epstein here is not a surprise." she told us staffing is completely inadequate with workers putting in more than 60 meurs a week, leaving them overwhelmed and not alert. >> any co-conspirators should imt rest easy. the victims deserve justice and they will get it. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi joins us from outside the jail. whd mola, what about those victims? what recourse will they have? >> reporter: well norah, many of aiem are pursuing civil cases rtainst epstein's estate. legal experts tell us that the government can actually help in .hat regard if they are able to seize assets. if course, we heard from sttorney general william barr who insists and stresses that prosecutors will continue to go after any potenti

ever took the stand. >> jeffrey epstein -- okay, so you're saying jeffrey epstein had a lot to lose. are you saying -- was he afraid of other people? >> i'm saying other people had a lot to lose. >> i'm sorry, okay, i just wanted to make sure i clarified that. was jeffrey epstein afraid of anyone with all of this mystery, with all of these powerful people? >> well, i think not being able to go -- not getting bail was very significant for him. kara talked about pressure mounting because if he -- the moment he was stuck in jail he was no longer able to continue to pay people, including people like lawyers, household staff, people who over the years would have been loyal to jeffrey epstein who, you know, prosecutors have been very clear that he has had a track record of paying off anyone he thought might talk about him, and i think that that created a real jeopardy for him. you know, his pilots were getting lawyered up, so that tells you he must have been sitting there wondering for the first time perhaps who was going to turn on him. >> do you believe that some of the others we've spok

epstein had been awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. dozens of underage girls, some as young as 14. one of whom claimed in a deposition that epstein arranged for her to have sex with powerful wealthy and prominent men around the world. epstein's death now prompting fury and investigations by both the fbi and the u.s. justice department. u.s. attorney general bill barr says there are serious questions that must be answered. i want to bring in percy pitser, a former federal prison warden and executive vice president of creative corrections, which works with federal agencies on correctional and law enforcement issues. percy, good to see you. so given these new details that are being reported, epstein was not monitored the night of this apparent suicide, he was not checked by guards every 30 minutes and did not have a cellmate, so what are your questions right now about these failures? >> well, first of all, i believe that the suicide could have been prevented. i mean two weeks ago he attempted suicide, at least he had self-inflicted marks

after epstein's death? well, the same people who had the same group of people that live for three straight years, the same conspiracy theorists. well, they are weighing in on this. especially among them, the lunatics in hollywood pure look at debra messing, the actress, tweeting "trump killed epstein here he finally killed someone on death avenue." the big conspiracy theorists michael moore, he's witty, i guess they think and country young enough to electronic is dumb enough to think jeffrey epstein committed suicide. and then writing, the can of epstein's worms has been opened. it they will be crawling all over some very powerful people. have a nice vacation mr. president. and then there's actor zach who treated at the summative bar saying, should we make it look like a hanging or an overdose? patricia arquette also suggesting that barr murdered epstein. at one former "star trek" actors seem to place the blame on russia russia russia. a clause fails, go back to that. and these deranged people, they all thi

epstein's accusers furious. what it all means for the future of that criminal case and possible accomplices. >>> new threats. following the massacres in el paso and dayton, a las vegas man with ties to white supremacist groups arrested over threats to blow up synagogues and gay bars. plus the social media post causing concern fm is man about a walmart and an ar-15. >>> guns and voters. tonight we take you to the campaign trail where democratic candidates are hammering the president over gun control. their plan to curb gun violence as president trump promises, quote, meaningful background checks. >>> deadly fuel truck disaster. more than 60 people killed when a fuel tanker explodes on a busy road. what residents were doing that may have contributed to that tragedy. >>> tracking a fugitive. the hunt for the convict on the run, accused of murder. what police just warned to look out for. >>> and breaking point? tensions rising in hong kong, clashes getting bigger. the possible ripple effect on the financial markets

epstein's death deepens. the attorney general says there were serious irregularities at the jail where he was found dead new details about his final moments, left alone in his cell for hours, and questions swirling why he was taken off suicide watch and how will his accusers get justice >>> new charges against the friend of the dayton gunman. >>> the crisis striking thousands in one american city, dangerous levels of lead found in the drinking water, parents fearing for their childrens' safety >> i'm concerned that his brain might not be able to think past a certain point. >> what officials knew and when and why they're under fire tonight. >>> the toxic invasion proving fatal for dogs, where you should not let your best friend play this summer. >>> shocking discovery, a plane passenger finding a hidden camera in the first class bathroom how authorities figured out who they say left it there >>> the stunning performance having many asking is simone biles the greatest of all time >> announcer: this is "nbc nigh

jeffrey epstein asked her to perform sexual massages. epstein described his sexual desire. it was biological. he told her, like eating. maxwell's close friend said he spoke to a 15-year-old swedish girl in the early 2000s, upset by epstein and maxwell. she said, they asked me for sex. she was asked, was she in fear? yes. could you tell? yes. she was shaking uncontrollably. it's important to note here, francis, the documents lack some context. we're waiting for the full release which we expect to happen at a later date. it also raises this very important question. now that jeffrey epstein is dead and the criminal proceedings against him are over, will there be other proprietors. galynn maxwell has not been subly steeen, she has not relead any statement since his arrest earlier this summer. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> the fbi has been asked to continue investigate sexual abuse even after his death. this woman said he forcibly raped her when she was 15 years old. she said, quote, i am angry that jeffrey epstein won't have to face his survivors of his abuse in court. we'l

and department of justice are investigating the death of jeffrey epstein. one day after his apparent jailhouse suicide, investigators and lawyers have more questions than answers about what happened inside that new york jail at dawn saturday. here's mola lenghi. >> reporter: the bureau of prisons said 66-year-old jeffrey epstein was found unresponsive in his cell early saturday. staff in lower manhattan at the metropolitan correctional center tried to revive him according to the associated press. attorney general william barr said epstein's death raises serious questions. just two weeks ago epstein was found semiconscious on the floor of his jail cell there. sources tell cbs news that following his apparent suicide attempt, epstein told authorities he feared powerful people might be trying to prevent him from cooperating with authorities. "the new york times" reported sunday epstein had been taken off suicide watch and was supposed to have been checked by guards every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not being followed the night before he was found. sourc

demanding answers after a discreet billionaire jeffrey epstein dies in jail before facing sex trafficking charges they could have been implicated the rich and powerful. michael ok welcome to the program a saudi you've led coalition says it has launched air strikes targeting southern separatists in yemen after they broke ranks and seized the presidential palace in the 2nd city aden the coalition is calling that a coup and he's blaming the united arab emirates which until now had sided with saudi arabia in the 4 year conflict will get the latest from that yemeni capital sanaa in a moment but 1st a look at the development that has apparently split the 2 middle eastern ally. 6 fighters seeking renewed and dependence for yemen sites take control of the presidential palace the separatists backed by the united arab emirates say they seized the compound without a fight since 2014 they have been part of the same deal. military coalition fighting the who's the rebels now the allies appears to have turned on each other further complicating efforts for peace. got a lot of that today we achieved a big

accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein is dead. sources say the multi-millionaire finance year was found unresponsive in his manhattan jail cell early this morning. officials believed he hanged himself. >> trevor: pedophile and fake billionaire jeffrey epstein was found dead in his jail cell after he apparently committed suicide saturday morning which, if you ask me, is some bullshit. i wanted him to stay alive for two reasons -- one so their victim could get their day in court and, two, i wanted him to snitch on all his high profile pedophile friends! now he's dead! he's gone! you know who we need? we need that lady from "game of thrones" to wake his ass up! that's what we need! come on, jeffrey! what makes this epstein thing worse is we already had questions about his whole pedophile operation. now we have additional questions about how he died. >> this morning, the question on many minds, how did jeffrey epstein die while in federal custody? >> epstein had been taken off suicide watch and checked by guards every 30 minutes but t

a case of an epstein accuser. the suit was filed by virginia who says she was underage when epstein kept her as a sex slave for years, flying her around the world to have sex with powerful men, among the men she claims she was trafficked to have sexed with was prince andrew in 2001, a buckingham palace spokesperson denies her claim. in response, this relates to procedures in the into the united states to which the duke of york is not a party. after getting news of epstein's death, his attorney tells cnn the reckoning of accountability begun by the voices of brave and truthful victims should not end with jeffrey epstein's cowardly and shameful suicide. we're hopeful the government will continue to investigate and will focus on those who participated and facilitated epstein's horrifying sex trafficking scheme that damaged so many. he struck a controversial deal with florida prosecutors to avoid federal charges in 2007 and the following year he pleaded guilty to state prostitution charges spending just 13 months in c

an autopsy for disgraced financier jeffrey epstein is complete. the new york medical examiner's office says more information is needed to determine the cause of death. epstein was found dead over the weekend in his jail cell in an apparent suicide that is raising some big questions and the justice department and the fbi are investigating. we have this report. >> the bureau of prisons says 66-year-old jeffrey epstein was found unresponsive in his cell. staff tried to revive him according to the associated press. attorney general william barr said epstein's death raises serious questions. just two weeks ago epstein was found semiconscious on the noor of his jail cell there. sources tell cbs news that following his apparent suicide attempt epstein told authorities he feared powerful people might be trying to prevent him from cooperating with the authorities. "the new york times" reported sunday epstein had been taken off suicide watch and was supposed to have been checked by guards every 30 minutes but that procedure was not being followed the night

demanding answers saffy displaced billionaire jeffrey epstein dice in jail before facing sex trafficking charges could have implicated the rich and powerful. a michael thanks for joining us south of demonstrators have gathered in hong kong for a 10th weekend of protests protesters marched in several parts of the city in defiance of a police van calling for more democracy and greater autonomy from china the protest movement is increasingly staging so-called hit and run demonstrations to avoid a police crackdown. correspondent phebe kong easy in hong kong for us hello phoebe i see that you've got your gas mask on what's happening today. and just let us like all police and other also. we have i know where i am right now just one block away that is the police place and. hundreds of protests that say i am on the police face and . i will send to the press that is content to one thing that's how i feel the police force. one is from the police and fire to after this town so far the protests that have left this area and this is not the only of this $10000.00 police have implies there and after th

geoffrey epstein died of suicide than he was on 24 hour a suicide watch yeah right. and he also went on to say that jeffrey epstein had information on bill clinton and now he's dead now it's not just president trump who is retreating at information or conspiracy theories like that but we've also heard from you know members of the world of politics here in the united states who have their own theories the former new york mayor rudy giuliani who is now an attorney for donald trump said who was watching what does the camera show follow the motives he tweeted i actually here on sunday the new york times. reported that guards were supposed to check epstein every half hour but the procedure wasn't followed the night before he was found and the jail had also transferred his cell mate leaving him alone so between the tweets and this article now from the new york times and several other media outlets we can say that there's a little bit of a frenzy here in the united states over what exactly happened to jeffrey epstein and most importantly how could he actually apparently com

>>> new details on accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. his death by suicide in a jail cell and now questions about that death leading the president to fuel online conspiracy theories. >>> 2020 democratic candidates trying to win votes at the iowa state fair selling their plans on gun safety. >>> happening right now, protesters streaming into hong kong's international airport. the tenth weekend of violent clashing between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers around the united states and around the world. this is "early start." >> it's monday, august 12th. it's 4:00 a.m. in new york, 4:00 p.m. in hong kong, 5:00 p.m. in seoul. and this morning there are questions about how high profile inmate jeffrey epstein was able to kill himself while in federal custody over the weekend. the well-connected multimillionaire was accused of using employees and associates to recruit young girls for him to abuse. epstein was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend. he had been set to go on trial at some point next

has been poring over epstein's financial records. he had dozens of accounts there until a month and a half ago. from what i hear inside the bank they are starting to find stuff that connects epstein to other banks and other individuals and could be a real treasure trove of information. they are handing it over already to federal authorities including sdny so i think there is a lot more to come on this. >> thank you all so much. >>> coming up we'll dig even deeper into epstein's death and the remaining questions with the reporter who stayed on this story. she broke it open wide. julie brown is with us. first, 2020 democrats taking their message directly to the voters in iowa. what do they think and how much does it actually matter? if you have moderate to thsevere rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to

injured epstein. vicky ward has reported on jeffrey epstein for years and she shared with ana cabrera epstein's accusers reaction to his death. >> the one thing that the victims i've spoken to really wanted was their day in court. so just outrage that this could have -- this could have happened. >> let me read you a statement from jeffrey epstein's attorneys who denounce breathless reportings, tear him down, and kick him at his lowest while still presumed innocent before he had his day in court. all seem to have a share of mr. epstein's blood on their hands. all should be ashamed of their behavior. i mean first of all he did have a day in court in florida where he manage today swing the sweetheart deal of all sweetheart deals. where does the investigation go from here? >> well, i state u.s. attorney jeffrey berman made it very clear in his statement this was a conspiracy and that there are other people involved. and, you know, i think the face of this now becomes jeffrey epstein's long time girlfriend

unsealed in a case from an epstein accuser against a former associate of epstein. the 2015 defamation suit was developed by virginia giuffre. epstein flew her around the world to have sex with powerful men. among the men she was claimed to have sex with prince andrew in 2010. the buckingham palace spokesperson divide had demis that. saying this related to the united states. not the duke of the york any suggestion of sex with underage minors is untrue. she was told to have sex with bill richardson. a spokeswoman calling the allegation false. saying in bill richard's limited interactions he never saw him in the presence of young or underage girls. governor richardsons has never been to the residence in the virgin islands and never met miss giuffre. joining us now, vikki ward who profiled epstein for vanity fair. cnn, the "washington post", other news outlets combing through 2,000 pages of newly unsealed documents. everything epstein tried to protect for decades was coming out. do you think he just couldn't live in that reality? >> you know, i don't think jeffrey epst

>> jeffrey epstein was -- the manhattan correctional center where their free epstein was spending his time at the beginning of the trial. the call came in at 6:38 for cardiac arrest and now we are seeing based on other reports that this is an apparent suicide. new york times reporting was found hung inside his jail cell. i think the point you made is important here in the sense that it is incredibly scandalous. that this man was able to kill himself despite being on suicide watch, reports that he was found with marks around his neck. this manhattan correctional center is a place where el chapo was being held for two years, where the most hardened criminals are held, even terrorists themselves are held. this is an extremely secure facility and the fact that jeffrey epstein was able to somehow kill himself in his cell is something that is going to not only cause questions today but i think it is going to probably call for some hearings here as to why and how this happened. multimillionaire financier was worth at least $500 million. the accusations against him were incredibly grave. doze

a lot of questions surrounding the death of jeffrey epstein and one of them is now that jeffrey epstein has died, what happens to the various cases against him, and how do the victims get justice? >> so many questions. and that's the most important one of all. what do the victims do now? how do they get justice? the southern district's criminal prosecution is over. is there any way to try someone after they've died? no. not in our system. but the southern district went out of its way to point out this is a conspiracy case. meaning there are others involved and we are carrying on with our investigation. so the victims will not get that moment which can be really important to a victim of taking a witness stand in court and pointing at the person and saying he's the one who did it to jeffrey epstein. i believe they'll still get that opportunity when it comes to the other people involved in this ring. they'll still get justice in that sense. there are lawsuits for money damages brought against jeffrey epstein. those will survive. they'll just become against epstein's estate. now the last po