tapper he, ted kennedy, starbucks, cnn, megyn kelly. what about the elitists? >> nobody thought it was balanced. >> i just pointed out she wasn't just going after known conservatives. >> no. her monologue was dead focused on mocking people like kellyanne conway and sarah huckabee and anybody -- >> and jake tapper and cnn. maybe you're being overly accepts active. >> the reason why the white house correspondents dinner is disassociating itself or distancing itself from this comedian and almost every journalist sent a tweet out saying this was a low moment for the dinner and they felt shamed for what happened there. it is not fair to say with all of those journalists somehow this was an attack on everybody. it wasn't. andobody in that room felt that way. >> i'm just telling you the jokes that she made. i read it. i went through it and read it. >> and i watched it. >> right. when you read it and watch it there's different impressions for sure. she seemed to be an equal opportunity make funner of. >> i'll just say this andrea mitchell. even minka brzezinski disassociated herself and sh

scrap all of those because everyone was fired. you guys go through more cabinet members than starbucks throws out black people. no, that's okay. we're having an afternoon. we just needed an afternoon. mitch mcconnell isn't here tonight. he had a prior engagement. he's finally getting his neck circumcised. mazal. paul ryan also couldn't make it. of course he's already been circumcised. unfortunately, while they were down there, they also took his balls. great acting, though, in that video. republicans are easy to make fun of. it's like shooting fish in a chris christie. but i also want to make fun of democrats. democrats are harder to make fun of because you guys don't do anything. people think you might flip the house and senate this november, but you guys always find a way to mess it up. you're somehow going to lose by 12 points to a guy named jeff pedophile nazi doctor. oh, he's a dock top. kellyanne conway has the perfect last name for what she ds, conway. it's like if my name was michelle jokes frizzy hair small its. you guys have to stop putting kellyanne on your shoes. -- shows.

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black men at a starbucks in philadelphia who were waiting for a business colleague. starbucks executive chairman howard schultz says he is, quoting now, embarrassed and ashamed. the ceo promised this. >> for me, it's a learning experience. it's an emotional learning experience, and i take it personally. so, yeah, i'm affected by it. and i'm going to fix it. >> contrast that with a couple milestones being celebrated involving two of music's biggest stars. at coachella, the largest music festival in the u.s., beyonce is the first woman of color to ever headline it and rapper kendrick lamar becomes the first winner of a pulitzer prize for music that isn't a classical or jazz musician. what does this say about race in america? joining me now is van jones. good to see you. how do we assess what's happening when you have new examples of racial profiling juxtaposed against barriers still being broken? >> well, you know, when a train is moving, all the cars aren't in the same place and i think we may be seeing real progress and real breakthroughs in some places, certainly in the arts

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meeting with starbuck's and it's confidential. they will be closed tomorrow afternoon to give 1,000 of them racial bias training. >> alison, thank you so much. "inside politics" with john king starts right now. >>> thanks, kate. and welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thank you for sharing your day with us. >>> a big retreat today from the president's all-time fixer. he drops two lawsuits to investigate the lawsuit into michael cohen. >>> donald trump said he's already bringing in millions of jobs. do his claims pass the fact check. >>> what makes america great already are people like the texas firefighter who rushed to help when the engine exploded on the southwest flight last wednesday. >> god put us on that flight for a reason. everybody acted and everybody stood strong. there was a family that lost a loved one. i feel for her family. i feel for her two kids, her husband, the community that she lived in. i can't imagine what they're going through. >> remarkable moment there earlier today. amen to that. >>> a first for us today. a big retreat from the president's long-tim

arrested at a starbuck's are breaking their silence now. they say more than anything they just never want this to happen again. >> so what i want is for a young manor young men to not be traumatized by this and instead motivated, inspired. >> help people understand it's not just a black people thing, this is a people thing, and that's exactly what we want to see out of this and some true change. put action into place and stop using your words. >> allison kosik is with me. what do they say about it? >> the two men speaking to me for the first time and we're learning they were in the starbuck's for just a few minutes before they were handcuffed. they both said they walked into the starbuck's in philadelphia around 4:35 for a 4:45 meeting. they were there to meet a friend, something they had worked on for months. shontelle told them he had to use the bathroom, and he said it was only for paying customers. he left it at that. they sat down at the table, they were talking, and an employee walked around the corner and asked if she could get them anything. they had a bottled water already,

men who arrested at a starbucks last week are speaking out for the first time this morning. they're waiting for a potential business partner when the manager called 9-1-1 on them for not ordering. they say they want to make sure this does not happen to anyone he is again. >> so what i want is for a young man, a young men to not be traumatized by this and instead motivated, inspired to help people understand that it's not just a black people thing, this is a people thing and that's what we want to see out of this and that's true change. put action into place and stop using your words. >>> the ceo starbucks met with both men and apologized for the incident. the company close 8,000 stores nationwide the afternoon of may 29th for racial bias training. >>> the end of an era. for the first time in nearly 60 years, cuba has a leader not named castro. just moments ago, first five president miguel diaz-canel sworn in as the country's new president. he ran unopposed if you can say he really ran and he was raul castro's hand picked successor. joining me is patrick oppmann, a major transfer of

we have time for today, charles, however, why do we care? what just happened in starbucks and at the gym with use of force cases around the country that aren't get the level of coverage. there is a standard where we an. need to shut starbucks for a day to teach people, don't kick black people out. >> right. >> just because they're there, but this is the way we should do it. that's the reality of the society so how we talk about one another matters. >> right. i think it matters tremendously. i'm just always struck by how quickly things escalate with certain people and i'm inundated by videos of how other people, you know, they coax and try and explain and let them explain and sometimes wrestle and fight with them and all sorts of things. but within two minutes these guys are in handcuffs -- 9-1-1 call has been placed. two minutes. no time to figure out what's happening, just what does it matter if they're sitting still or causing a problem. >> other patrons saying, i was doing the same thing. i'm waiting for someone too. we all know, starbucks is often a loitering lounge. there are al

. >>> starbucks plans to close 8,000 u.s. stores for a single afternoon, may 29. why? to death employees about racial bias and how to avoid it. the move follow an uproar when two men were waiting for a friend and the manager called police and they were in custody nine hours. kevin johnson met face-to-face with the two friends and apologized and prfplsed to omis the right thing and will have the help of attorney general eric holder >>> a scare in midair. investigators trying to figure out what caused this failure on a southwest flight. one woman died after it sucked her almost out of the plane. >> we just heard this loud bang, rattling. and felt like one of the engines went out, the oxygen masks dropped. >> a terrifying scene on board this southwest flight from new york's laguardia airport to when passengers say they heard the engine explode midair just 20 minutes after takeoff. part of the engine breaks apart, damaging the fuselage and shattering this window, partially sucking a woman out of the plane. >> injured passengers, okay. and are you -- is your airplane physical i on f

out exactly what went wrong. >> paolo sandoval. thank you. >>> starbucks will close 8,000 of its u.s. stores on may 25th for racial bias training. companywide training follows an uproar after this video went viral. shows the arrest two of black men in a philadelphia starbucks. the men say they were just waiting for a friend. the manager accused them of trespassing and called the police, sparking accusations of discrimination and calls for a boycott. ceo kevin johnson, who met with the men to apologize, told don lemon his heart sank when he saw the video. >> sitting across from these young men and trying to understand how this could happen in today's society in a starbucks. in a -- in a starbucks, where our mission is around the human experience. for me, it's a learning experience. it's an emotional learning experience. and i take it personally. yeah, i'm affected by it. i'm going to fix it. >> the training which covers 1 5,000 workers -- 175,000 workers will be held by eric holder and president of the naacp legal defense fund. johnson says the training is the first step adding it's h

conversation with the ceo of starbucks. kevin johnson says his heart sank when he saw the video of two black men arrested at one of his philadelphia stores. listen to what else he tells me tonight. >> it's been an emotional experience. and spending these three days on the ground and sitting across from these young men and trying to understand how this could happen in today's society in a starbucks, in a starbucks. >> hmm. you don't want to miss that coming up. i want to bring in political analyst john avlon, the author of "washington's farewell," margaret hoover, a white house staffer for george w. bush and douglas brinkley, white house historian. i've been wanting to talk to you all evening. margaret, i want to ask you about the passing of barbara bush. what did you think? >> i was deeply saddened. i as any american citizen grew up with her as the first lady when i was a young girl. worked with her. >> i had the privilege of working for her son and working with the bush family and for the bush family. she was a great matriarch of a great american political dynasty. i want to under

in a moment. plus my conversation with the ceo of starbucks. kevin johnson says his heart sank when he saw the video of two black men arrested at one of his philadelphia stores. listen to what else he tells me tonight. >> it's been an emotional experience. and spending these three days on the ground and sitting across from these young men and trying to understand how this could happen in today's society in a starbucks, in a starbucks. >> hmm. you don't want to miss that coming up. i want to bring in political analyst john avlon, the author of "washington's farewell,"

with the ceo of starbucks. saying his heart sank when he saw that video, two black men being arrested and i want you to

this afternoon. starbucks is saying it will close its more than 8,000 stores in the united states on the afternoon of may 29th, all of them closed, to educate employees about racial bias. this is in the wake of that arrest of those two african-american men waiting for a friend in a philadelphia starbucks when they were arrested for trespassing. so we saw that ceo, he apologized. starbucks said he would meet with those two men roinvolved. they weren't charged, they were let go but not until eight hours later and now they're closing all these stores. >> just as a side bar, kevin johnson, the ceo of starbucks, he did meet with those two men. we're not sure exactly what transpired but he has met with those men who he, by the way, apologized to on tv. as for starbucks saying it's closing all of its u.s. stores on may 29th, yes, that's happening. that's more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the u.s. to educate its employees about racial bias. starbucks is saying this training will be given to 175,000 of its workers. and of course this is an announcement coming after this incident on thur

between them. you can't take somebody to starbucks and talk about legal stuff and that does not create a legal client relationship. >> the casual nature of the way sean hannity is discussing this doesn't suggest that he's worried about what materials there may be exist. he has a bigger concern. which is he never told anybody that he had this kind of relationship with michael cohen, even though he has been defending cohen vigorously and he has been attacking anything to do with any type of investigation of cohen, should he have disclosed. >> oh, absolutely. and you're right, chris. two things at work here. sean hannity is trying to protect his journalistic integrity, to the extent anyone believes he has any. alan dershowitz, one of his stark commentators took him to task for not disclosing that he was the client of michael cohen. >> does it matter if he's a journalist? >> i think it matters. your public, your viewers want to know if we have a attorney/client relationship. >> we have rules, we have standards and practices. we have to disclose. >> he is a journalist, chris. that's importa

largest gig-speed network. >>> anger is still simmering at the philadelphia starbucks where two black men were arrested. they now are agreeing to meet with the coffee giant ceo. fr protesters chanting during the sit-in yesterday. african-american leaders are calling the chain anti-black. the police commissioner said his officers did nothing wrong and now adds the officer did not want to make the arrest. the store manager called the police because the men were sitting in the store without placing an order. they were arrested f for trespassing, but never charged. the man they were waiting for arrived as the men were working. it is unclear if the manager, who is no longer working at the store, was terminated or relocated. >>> record-breaking rain triggered mudslides on the high yan island of kahuai. the storm dumped 32 inches of rain in two hours. dozen more homes were damaged. the governor declaring the island a state of emergency. a scope of damage is not yet known. >>> kendrick lamar will make room for his pulitzer prize. capturing the award on monday. historic first for a rap a

for far. they are talking about the starbucks, the black kids that got locked up, if i would have gotten locked up in starbucks just for sitting in starbucks, by mistake and got a technical violation, legally a judge would be able to sentence me to two to four years, three to six years, five to ten years just for having police contact. i don't think nobody should lose their freedom for not even committing crimes. i ain't -- i was locked up, i was found guilty of a crime i didn't commit in 2008 or '09. i'm in the state penitentiary right now still because of that case. and i have never been in trouble since 2009. and i'm doing the state sentence for that now. a lot of people get locked up for technical violations and stuff like that and they lose their jobs and they lose their family. they lose months, years at time over small mistakes not committing crimes. >> do you -- yes? >> due understand how big this cause has become, you know, just around the country and around the world? do you understand that, being there in the penitentiary? >> yes, i fully understand that. i can't get th

for comments he made about the hillary clinton server. >>> new developments involving the starbucks manager who called the police on these two black men for sitting in the starbucks without placing an order. they say they were waiting for a friend. we'll talk to a witness who recorded this video as the men were placed under arrest. you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. which is great... ...unless your parents thought you were studying. aren't exams this week? somebody's busted. so join t-mobile, buy an iphone 8, get an iphone 8 on us. all on america's best unlimited network. only at t-mobile. [ 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. safe driving! welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have something for you! every stay is a special stay at holiday inn.

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for having me. >>> we'll be right back. >>> new this morning, starbucks says the manager of the store where two african-american men were arrested last week no longer works at the store. but they won't say if the manager was fired or reassigned. it comes as starbucks says those two arrested men will meet with the company's ceo. protesters have been meeting inside and outside the store. here they are again this morning. dedication on display in boston as the boston marathon gets under way in less than ideal weather. runners are starting this race in rainy, 40 degree conditions. and if that isn't bad enough, winds are now gusting up to 30 miles per hour. it has been five years since the boston marathon bombing, one of the runners about to start his race, our own john berman. we, of course, know he's a tough guy. we wish him the best of luck in less than ideal conditions. thank you so much for joining me today. i'm ana cabrera. "at this hour" with kate bolduan starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. a serial liar and morally unfit to be president. the former fbi director and t

source. ♪ tum tum tum tum... smoothies... only from tums >>> new this morning, starbucks says the two african-american men arrested at a philadelphia store last week have agreed to meet with the company's ceo. a racial firestorm was what set off the reaction after the two men were arrested for trespassing. police say they were called by an employee after the two refused to leave the store. protesters have been filling this local starbucks this morning. this after weekend protests kicked off once footage of the arrests went viral. alex marquart joins us now with more on this story. >> we understand there were 100 people protesting, they said they saw the apology from the ceo kevin johnson but don't want this apology to mean this goes away. for his part, the ceo, kevin johnson, he has called this whole incident reprehensible, says he will be meeting, hopes to meet the with two men later this week while he happens to be in philadelphia. and he personally apologized this morning on abc's "good morning america." let's listen to that. >> i'll say the circumstances surrounding the incident a

security prison in south carolina. this was at the lee correctional institute. >>> starbucks ceo kevin johnson in philadelphia to offer a face-to-face apology to two black men arrested i one of the compans coffee shops. more protests are expected after dozens of demonstrators. >> you can go to cnn.com/newday for the latest. >>> president trump is reacting to the comey interview and there is a coordinated response. we will see a lot of people coming back on comey. one of them his senior counsel, kellyanne conway next. not in this house. 'cause that's no average family. that's your family. which is why you didn't grab just any cheese. you picked up kraft mozzarella with a touch of philadelphia for lasanyeah! kraft. family greatly. an expectation to surpass. burden. but that's the point. ♪ bring us doubt, and we'll bring you the first car with true hands free driving for the freeway. bring us a challenge, and we'll reinvent what it means to own a car. ♪ bring us all your expectations, and we'll defy them. again, and again, and again. ♪ today is a good day to make a plan for yo

the victim's car. >>> more protests expected today at a philadelphia starbucks where two black men were arrested for sitting down, failing to order, and refusing to leave. starbucks ceo kevin johnson is in the city to apologize to the men face-to-face. he said police should never have been called by the staff. the men are expected to meet with philadelphia's mayor and police commissioner. >>> fired fbi director james comey revealing what led him to reopen the hillary clinton e-mail probe just days before the 2016 election. let's discuss how his rationale was accepted or rejected by the clinton campaign team. her former campaign manager next. a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one true instinct. now, try new purina one true instinct treats. welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have something for you! every stay is a special stay at holiday inn. save up to 15% when you book early at hollidayinn.com ♪ save up to 15% can i get some help. book early watch his head. ♪ i'm so happy. ♪ whatever they went through, they went through together. welcome guys. lif

these guys were just waiting. how many people go to starbucks and don't order. >> and sit on the wifi for hours. >>> and "early start" continues right now. an extraordinary interview with james comey who said the president is morally unfit. >> you think the russians have something on donald trump? >> i think it is possible. i don't know. >> fired fbi director james comey not holding back. telling all about the president, russia and mueller investigation. >>> the trump administration expected to slap russia with a new round of sanctions as early as today. >>> president's personal lawyer michael cohen heading to court hours from now. stormy daniels expected to be there as well. just your average monday. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> nice to be back. shaved the beard. >> tanned. i miss the beard. >> we like the clean-shaven dave briggs. i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. we will be live in moscow shortly. a former fbi director james comey speaking out. calling the president morally unfit to be president. and the kremlin has compromising information on

and christine, starbucks is issuing several apologies to these two men. it was additionally their employees at this philadelphia location that called police after these two men refused to leave. you can see the video for yourself here that was post over the weekend. you can see these men take -- being taken into custody without further incident. they're taken to the police department where they're later released according to police officials. starbucks chose not to file any trespassing charges against them. initially the video was tweeted over the weekend saying the police were called because these men hadn't ordered anything. they were waiting for a friend to show up who did as they were taken out in handcuffs for doing nothing while other white people have wondered why it has never happened to us when we do the same thing. starbucks has already issued several of these apologies, taken to twitter over the weekend saying, quote, we regret that our practices and training led to the reprehensible outcome at our philadelphia store. we're taking immediate action to learn from this and

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, starbucks and intel relying on china for the portion of the sales. china tariffs are strategic striking at agriculture exports. those are produced in farm belt states which voted for president trump in 2016. >> we are joined by political economist greg valliere. chief adviser for horizon investme investments. good morning. >> good morning, rene. >> i know you just heard sound there from kudlow who essentially is downplaying these fears that people feel. i want to take you to a tweet from the president a few days ago where he essentially said you are already $500 billion down you can't lose. that just really sums up how he looks at this issue. do you think that approach is almost as if he is brushing off concerns of a trade war. what do you think about his take on this and how he is approaching this and is it ultimately effective here? this negotiating strategy they are engaging with china? >> it is typical donald trump bluster. by the way, it is $350 billion. not $500 billion. who is quibbling? ultimately there will be a deal. i agree with larry kudlow. as dave knows, as i have been say

with companies like apple, boeing, starbucks and intel relying on china for the portion of the sales. china tariffs are strategic striking at exports. those are produced in farm belt states which voted for president trump in 2016. >>> president trump insists there is no trade war. what is the view from china? how do they see this? cnn's ivan watt is live from beijing. ivan. >> reporter: hi, rene. it is a holiday we'here. we did hear from the chinese ambassador to washington. he said quote negotiations would be the preference, but it takes two to tango. china says it has erected proposed tariffs of $50 billion of u.s. goods. it is in retaliation for the trump administration proposed tariffs. now it is calling for both sides to sit down and talk and try to hash this out and negotiate this out instead of causing harm to each economies. surprisin surprisingly, perhaps, you have chinese officials defenders of agriculture interests in the united states. that is echoed in the state newspapers with the editorial in the china daily. ranchers and farmers will add their voices to the chorus of