abc news helped protect jeffrey epsteins friends from scrutiny. why is the press ignoring this scandal? is kanye west one of our top christian evangelical leaders? that is ahead. is your business still settling for slow internet? well time is money. switch to comcast business now and get a great deal when you get fast, reliable internet. with a 30-day money-back guarantee, installation when it works for you, and 24/7 customer support. so what are you waiting for? get this great deal when you sign up for fast, reliable internet. call 1-800-501-6000 today. comcast business. beyond fast. >> ♪ >> tucker: for 20 jeffrey epstein avoided serious punishment for abusing young girls. a lot of them. even though his behavior was an open secret he got it away with because he was afluents and had friends like bill clinton. prince andrew a member of the british royal team was very close to epstein during the period where he was abusing under-aged girls. over the weekend the prince gave a bizarre interview to the bbc and summarized epstein's decades of abuse as

but even that wasn't lenient enough for jeffrey epstein. after just three and a half months in custody, epstein was freed on work release. that means he was able to leave the grounds for 12 hours a day, six days a week. sex offenders are not, by role, allowed to get work release. they are ineligible for it. but authorities gave it to epstein anyway. apparently they liked him. le authorities don't like roger stone. he did something worse than molesting children. he mocks the people in charge and then helps get donald trump elected president. for that, roger stone is likely to die in prison. just so you know the rules in this country. mayor pete buttigieg of a small city in the midwest is having a ton of success with affluent donors onto wall street. african-american voters don't like him though, at least according to the numbers. he's trying to win them over. how's that going so far? the hilarious results after the break. ♪ >> tucker: at wall street liberals love mayor pete buttigieg, so do our tech titans. he is leading the polls in iowa

abc and i would say by extension seen protecting jeffrey epstein. why the impulse to protect powerful sex offenders? what's going on? >> that's a great question. i do agree with you that amy robach comes off great here. she comes off as a very experienced journalist. comes off as a woman who wants to help tell women's stories. as she says, of course, virginia roberts, she had made allegations of prince andrew so she says that buckingham palace was threatening abc news and she says that they were worried that they wouldn't be able to have access to interview william and kate. now, amy robach, of course, she is on 2020. she is on good morning america. something we have to keep in mind is these are morning shows. these are fluffy light hearted shows. they don't want to get their access taken away from the royals who are a very light, fun story. >> tucker: wait, hold on. i get -- you are absolutely right. they are creative and -- cravend dishonest. i have seen it firsthand. when judge kavanaugh was up for a supreme court case i don't remember gma one of

to give you the back story on george stephanopoulos' own connections to jeffrey epstein, jeffrey epstein held a dinner party at his own house after jeffrey epstein served 13 months in prison for the first time he went to jail for soliciting who were under age. and the reason we -- >> tucker: you're saying at the time amy robach took this story to her superiors and they said, i don't know who jeffrey epstein is, his name was already all over the news as a convicted sex offender. >> yes, and after that, he held a fancy party at his townhome where he molested a number of women, and brought other men to molested girls and women. he held a party where prince andrew was present and george stephanopoulos was then at the party and later, when he was indicted again over the summer for even more egregious crimes before he was found dead in his jail cell, he issued an apology and said, it was bad judgment for me to go to that dinner party after he had been in prison, this all comes down to the clintons, george stephanopoulos working at abc and the circle of connections they have there, and protecti

jeffrey epstein took his own life awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges. virginia roberts claims she was forced to have sex with the prince multiple times when she was just 17. the palace has issued strong statements of denial. at the live news desk, i'm ken bastida, back to you. >>> thank you. today a former manson follower was denied parole for the third time. the government says he's too dangerous to be free. governor newsom reversed the 6th parole recommendation for 77-year-old bruce davis. the decision comes 50 years after manson's group terrorized southern california. davis was convicted in the 1969 slayings of gary himman and donald shea. parole panels have said he's no longer a public risk, but newsom is the third governor to disagree. >>> and apple is making a change in its app store. the company has now removed 181 vaping related apps. back in june apple banned the promotion of vaping products in the app store. still, customers who have already downloaded the software can continue to use it. >>> the supreme court is stepping in to referee a high

aboutis links to jeffrey epstein. this comes after his frank abc -- bbc interview.ot ts in hong kong intensify. teantigovernment pers are cap inside a university in a standoff with police, as rubber bullets y. >> there is stuff lying around. ur plus, one of charlotte brontË's smallest works is sold for a huge price. thanideas behind "jane eyre" be found on these tiny pages. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news amera." prince andrew is facing calls to speak with the police in the u.s. following his no-holds-barred interview with the bbc. he was questioned about his friendsh with sex offender jeffrey epstein, who died earlier this year. the prince denies allegations about s own conduct.ro oul correspondent nicholas witchell reports. >> your where i this-- your royal highness -- nicholas: the interview has been hurt and met with incredulity and one suspects with despair in the royal household. the reaction has been negative. thconsensus, in pr terms, the interview wasad extremely

jeffrey epstein is dead, the criminal case is over. the question is what is the kind -- cme that the fbi would be investigating. right now there is a civil liability case. but that could change. members of congress have been demanding information about e jeffrey epstein case, and arings could be called. so this could turn on a dime. that is why this interview vireally was the wrong int at the wrong time. the interview occurra time when the case was largely dying down and moving into the civil realm for depositions. he just gave new life to it. very few people felt that his interview was compelling or convincing. that has raised more questionsdg about his knowand his role. laura: jonathan turley, thanks for being with us. jonathan: thank you. laura: now to hong kong, where hundreds of student protesters are under siege university cornered by police. they are being told to surrender or face tear gas and rubber bullets. protesters outside are trying to break thpolice lines, some using petrol bombs. these are some of most violent clashes s

news cho shelved a story on discourse billionaire jeffrey epstein 3 years ago and that what was recorded ranting about the station quashing her explosive interview with an accuser of the convicted paedophile and it's a number of powerful figures are implicated in his alleged crimes. that story for 3 years i've had to say are you with jenny roberts the palace found out that we have her whole allegations about prince andrew and threatened us a 1000000 different ways she told me everything she had pictures children everything she was a hiding for 12 years making history about him we convinced her to talk to us it was unbelievable what we had cleared with everything. i had i tried for 3 years to get on to no avail and now it's all coming out and i think these new well of revelations and i presume had i was so pissed right now while the video was obtained by the transparency group project vera taft and its founder james o'keefe shared his thoughts on the footage i have to wonder why did they not air these stories why why were that why was the shelled now this came to us from an insider within

. >>> another woman has come forward claiming she was raped by jeffrey epstein and they want his estate to play. >> he took my innocence in front of a wall of framed photographs of him shaking hands and smiling with political leaders and celebrities. i was only 15 years old. >> reporter: now 31 years old she goes by jane doe 15, and she described today the night that she says billionaire jeffrey epstein raped her at his new mexico ranch. >> after he wanted to talk to me about my first sexual experience and directed me to take time to myself to cry. >> reporter: her attorney wouldn't allow her to answer any questions, but said a lawsuit was filed in new york federal court against the estate of jeffrey epstein. >> he yielded great villainous power making his victims feel shame in their backgrounds to the point where we felt welcome into his billionaire playground. >> reporter: jane doe talked about riding on jeffrey epstein's private jet. >> later, when i chose a seat on the jet, he told me that's where his good friend bill clinton always chooses to sit. >> reporter: and when i asked if s

jeffrey epstein, zach behaviour. that is not really how it would describe it. emily malus corrected him with exactly what the status was. clearly this interview was designed to clear the airand all this interview was designed to clear the air and all it seems to have doneis the air and all it seems to have done is muddied the waters. whoever was advising andrew and the word is that buckingham palace were very keen for him to do this interview, because to actually try and clear his name, but some of the startling stuff that comes out of it, the young woman that he is alleged to have had sex with, which he denies, he claims that he can't remember her. now, we then get that picture of virginia roberts which keeps staring out of every newspaper for the last six months or so, so there was plenty of time to jog the last six months or so, so there was plenty of time tojog hundred's memory, he then suggests it might be a fake picture. well, maybe it is. but itjust a fake picture. well, maybe it is. but it just seems a fake picture. well, maybe it is. but itjust seems a

is accused of having sex with a woman who says she was a sex slave of jeffrey epstein now virginia roberts is a name as she told a u.s. court that she was forced to have sex with the prince on at least 3 occasions and on one of those occasions she was a minor prince andrew says he has no recollection of ever meeting ms roberts even though there is a picture of the 2 of them taken as a townhouse in london the princess you cannot explain the existence of this picture you can see the picture here ms roberts in the middle. now it was robert says one occasion in london they dined together they went to a nightclub called trumps where they danced together he bought her drinks she also says she won't remember the prince sweating profusely she says that in which they then went back to that townhouse where the photo was taken where they had sex now the princess all of this he denies all of this let's have a listen to what he said. there are a number of things that are wrong with that story one of which is that is that i don't know where the bar is and in trance. i don't drink. have a peculiar move t

but jeffrey epstein was, you know, linked to many powerful people for years. i mean, he wouldn't be a household name necessarily but executives at abc and new york city had no idea who he was, i find very difficult to believe. i mean, it also smacks of a lot of similarities of what we saw with the weinstein story and i think that these institutions, these corporations need to ask themselves who are we and what are we when this story comes to us and we don't air it? virginia roberts, you know, that story on what she had alone, the pictures she had of her and her story how many stories do you see on abc and ntsb and everywhere where it's just this is her story. this is what she says. you can back it up. you can investigate the other side of the story and say we can't corroborate this. there is a lot of ways to get at a story like that. as you rightly point out, none of those hoops were jumped through with the brett kavanaugh story. >> jesse: no. abc just got in big trouble for putting on fake syrian war footage instead it was a gun range in kentucky. that doesn'

prosecutors what he knows about the late millionaire and sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. the prince has been removed from his official duties because of his relationship with epstein and a controversial interview. imtiaz tyab is outside buckingham palace in london. >> reporter: well, the lawyers representing the victims of jeffrey epstein say they want prince andrew to cooperate with u.s. investigators, keeping the spotlight on the prince, even as he tries to step away from it. >> this whole business is totally extraordinary for members of the royal family. you don't expect a member of the royal family to be -- to be caught up in the life of some seedy pedophile. i mean, you just don't. >> reporter: a scandal so extraordinary prince andrew had to make the unprecedented announcement that his mother, the queen, has given him permission to step back from public duties for the foreseeable future. the statement follows days of outrage after this interview he gave about his relationship with american financier and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> you could not spend t

the criminal investigation into jeffrey epstein didn't end with the death ofjeffrey jeffrey epstein didn't end with the death of jeffrey epstein. jeffrey epstein didn't end with the death ofjeffrey epstein. new york prosecutors made that very clear and indeed, in the aftermath of his death when his body was found in a jailhouse very close to where i am in lower manhattan. they also made clear he was charged with a sex trafficking conspiracy, which also applies to the involvement of others. and the fbi enquiry we understand is focused on those who may have groomed some of his victims. as far as the interview with prince andrew is concerned, it has heightened calls for him to sit down and answer questions under oath in what is called a legal deposition. and also, to agree voluntarily to meet with law enforcement officials. those goals came from lori are all right, one of the most high—profile lawyers here, prominent in the harvey weinstein case and this one. in this case has really attracted huge attention on this side of the atlantic notjust because of the of prince andrew, but also becau

. >>> now the fallout for prince andrew following a discussion about jeffrey epstein. >>> more record-breaking flooding in venice that some are likening to a canary in a coal mine when itth, an i phillip me. we begin with breakiop were sho football watch party in fresno police call this a mass casualty shooting after four died according to authorities, about 35 people were in the backyard watching a game when one or two suspects snuck in and open fire into the crowd. >> thank god that no kids were hurt because several kids and females in attendance at this party. our heart goes out to the families that were victims of this thing this is senseless violence >> authorities say it's very likely this was a targeted shooting officers are canvassing the area, searching for witnesses and surveillance cameras that may help them capture the suspects. >>> breaking out of hong kong. a fiery standoff between police and protesters riot police tried storming a university occupied by activists. the protesters fought back with fire bombs and bows and arrows, forcing the police to retreat. nbc's matt bradley jo

jeffrey epstein can't answer questions. he took his own life in august. as for andrew, u.s. authorities would undoubtedly very much like to hear his account of everything he witnessed. reporting.olas you can find out morebout what the duke of york had to say about his iendship with the late jeffrey epstein by watching "prince andrew and the epstein scandal, the newsnight interview," this saturday and sunday on bbc world news. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to comon tonight's program, homes and lives destroyed. fires in australia have ripped a path of disruption, and the danger is far from over. essential, and it ne is essential in switzerland that a row has broken out over the govement's plans to ban the emergency supply of coffee. its swiss policy to store goods gained essential in case of emergency including basic foodstuffs to left the population for three months. the strategy evolved out of two world wars when neutral feswitzerland could not itself. reporter: switzerland prides itself on being prepared. a nuclear bunker for every citizen, instrucons on

jeffrey epstein can't answer questions — he took his own life in august. as for andrew, the us authorities will undoubtedly very much like to hear his account of everything he witnessed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. since that interview, virginia roberts' legal team has responded, saying that they want prince andrew to speak under oath, rather than giving statements to the media. joining me now is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. just picking up on that point first, until now the public expressions in behalf of prince andrew a statement saying there was no truth in the allegations and their disgraceful allegations and their disgraceful allegations and their disgraceful allegations and that is it. presumably this does rather change a situation. i think the hope that andrew clearly will have is that once we've heard the interview the best pa rt once we've heard the interview the best part of an hour tonight talking to emily make less, the public will ta ke to emily make less, the public will take a more positive response to the clips we have seen s

prince andrew tells the bbc he still doesn't regret his friendship with jeffrey epstein. he was telling us things that he hoped would make sense of what we'd seen, of what we'd heard... let's go back to saturday night's broadcast, to some of the key moments with prince andrew, starting with whether he has any regrets. now? still not. the reason being is that the people that i met and the opportunities that i was given to learn, er, either by him or because of him were actually very useful. do i regret the fact that he has, quite obviously, conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? yes. unbecoming? he was a sex offender. yeah, i am sorry. i'm being polite. in the sense that he was a sex offender. not once in the 50 minute interview did the royal even mention the victims ofjeffrey epstein, least of all express sympathy for them — even at the very end, when an opportunity arose. this interview has been exceptionally rare. you might not speak on this subject again. is there anything you feel has been left unsaid that you would like to say now? no, i don't think so. i think

women saying print sandra was part of the illicit behavior happening with jeffrey epstein. this is one of these things are was a huger if you shouldvr mistake. by the numbers, prince andrew, just to be the prince makes about $300,000 a year. his mother is worth billions. he won't be taking that check while he's on break. joining us, cnn royal contributor victoria arbiter. people are saying this is one of the worst interviews to try to fix something, he made it even more problematic for himself and the royal family. >> it's was a train wreck in word. the main person who has been alleging claims against prince andrew, she has done for years. she said that when she was 17, she was traffic to prince andr prince andrew. >> tamron: this is a photo of her. >> she has maintained her story and never changed any of the details. print sandra decided to address these rumors himself because of course since jeffrey epstein committed suicide these gained traction. it was such a study and what not to do an attempt at public relations, there were extraordinary responses to various questions

jeffrey epstein can't answer questions — he took his own life in august. as for andrew, the us authorities will undoubtedly very much like to hear his account of everything he witnessed. that was nicholas witchell. you can find out exactly what the duke of york had to say about his rent ship with the late jeffrey york had to say about his rent ship with the latejeffrey epstein by watching prince andrew anstey jeffrey epstein scandal. —— and the epstein scandal. former us ambassador to the ukraine who was fired by donald trump has told an impeachment hearing in washington that she felt threatened and intimidated by the president. marija jovanovic —— marie yovanovitch said his government had been manipulated by corrupt foreign interests. john sobel reports from washington. this was devastating and powerful testimony in what turned out to be a day of edge of your seat drama. the us ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, thrust into the centre of a poisonous brew. she fell foul of a diplomatic back channel set up by donald trump's personal lawyer, r

old. >> after i returned to michigan from zora ranch, i was contacted by one of jeffrey epstein's assistants and invited to the island where i was told prince andrew among others would be a guest. i declined out of fear. >> i have no recollection -- >> in a rare interview with the bbc, prince andrew tried to distance himself from epstein. as mark phillips reports, the prince's answers have only raised more questions. >> reporter: the reviews are in on prince andrew's palace interview. it bombed. the headlines have been scathing. a car crash, toe curling, insane were some of the quotes. if the intent was to draw a line under prince andrew's long association with the convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein, it's had an opposite effect. why did he say in epstein's house when he went to end the friendship? >> you were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. >> it was a convenient place to stay. >> reporter: why was there a public health of him with his arm around the then-17-year-old virginia roberts who has accused him of having underage sex with her at an epstein party? >> i don't recoll

epstein. >>> the playoff picture is taking shape as we bring you the highlights from week 11 in the nfl. it is monday, november 18th. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news out of california. tragedy strikes a family gathering after ten people were shot during a football watch party. this happened in southeast fresno police are calling it a mass casualty shooting after four people died. according to authorities, about 35 people were in the backyard watching a game when one or two suspects snuck in and opened fire into the crowd. no children were jainjured. authorities say this was likely a targeted shooting. they're searching for surveillance cameras that may help them capture the suspects. >>> thousands of people in santa clarita, california, gathered for a vigil honoring the two students murdered at school last week families and friends shared emotional tributes for mull jnme and blackwell. >> thank you for being the b

because they seem to want to protect the people that we're working with jeffrey epstein again amy robach saying that steam was blackmailing people there's a lot of powerful people on those airplanes that amy is 100 percent certain he did not commit suicide i don't know why she won't say that publicly but there she is in the leaked tape on the set of the program saying these things when nobody is looking. well a.b.c. news has defended its decision not to broadcast the story stating that it didn't meet editorial standards the anchor amy roebuck agreed explaining her comments were made in a private moment of frustration let's have a reminder of how this story developed 66 year old multimillionaire jeffrey epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 and was then registered as a sex offender in july this year he was arrested again then was to face trial over the alleged creation of a sex trafficking network charges that he repeatedly denied but a month later epstein was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide. well the founder of project veritas james o'keefe a

jeffrey epstein was the testifying case. someone who's already been convicted on suicide watch as lots of good reasons to not want that guy to kill himself this, is different. this isn't just about the individual inmate who wants to kill themselves. it's about that guy was unable to testify against his other coconspirators. it is wrong as a management matter for you to say we treat everyone the same. we should be treating people who are yet to testify against other felons or against other rapists who, have a lot more priority for your institution to, obey? >> senator, all of our inmates under any in our jail facilities are pretrial. they're yet to testify, to be involved and share information on cases. i don't know what evidence are asking me. was there any evidence in his room where his possession? that would be compensated. >> his brain and in the cameras and the tapes and the public well understands that it did not to beer up to be urgent enough. >> it's very urgent for the department of justice it's all been confiscated

jeffrey epstein can't answer questions — he took his own life in august. as for andrew, the us authorities will undoubtedly very much like to hear his account of everything he witnessed. you can find out exactly with the duke of york had to say about his friendship with the latejeffrey epstein by watching prince andrew in the epstein scandal, the newsnight interview, it's on these times on bbc world news, and if you're in the uk, because at 9pm on bbc two and the news channel on saturday. —— bbc news at 9pm. ever morale is has said he would run for election if his party wants to —— evo morales. will grant reports. for almost a week now, tear gas, strikes and chaos have been the norm in la paz. supporters of evo morales clashed with police on a daily basis over the way their leader has power. and now they're angry after the new government severed ties with long—standing socialist ally, venezuela. the interim government, led byjeanine anez, is reversing evo morales‘ policies at every turn. and they blame his attempt to stay in office for the viol

epstein. borisjohnson says he'll raise the point at which workers start to pay national insurance if his party wins the general election lowering taxes for working people. imean i mean low tax for people, the working people. we are going to be cutting national insurance up to 12,000. jo swinson launches the lib dem's manifesto she predicts a 50 billion pound remain bonus and investment in schools and support for the low paid. at the trump impeachment inquiry the us ambassador to the eu says the president was behind pressure on ukraine to investigate joe biden. in the last hour prince andrew has announced he is stepping down from public duties for the foreseeable future after being engulfed in the scandal involving jeffrey epstein. the duke of york denies an allegation that he had sex with a 17—year—old girl procured for him by his friend epstein, the financier who killed himself in a us prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. let's talk now to royal commentator. this is an

it adds to the mystery about what happened with jeffrey epstein. how people covered it up for years and now even in his death there are questions. >> the amazing thing is you have nbc saying it wasn't ready and now we find out abc did the same thing. her frustration is evidenced by the fact by she said we have everything. virginia roberts was quiet for 12 years. i get her to talk and they don't want to play it. what is abc's connection uncle it's -- connection? >> it's amazing how many people hillary clinton could kill over a story. that wasn't a commercial break. that was an interview that was going to be used for something. it wasn't used. >> what? >> right. >> it didn't come from abc; it came from the outside source. >> that's my source. >> of course it didn't come from abc. >> right. this is why i hate royalty! they didn't want to do the investigation because they didn't want to lose their royalty coverage. if they talked about prince what is his face? the public doesn't understand how stories get chosen sometimes. idiotic reasons cause people

shocking new details about jeffrey epstein suicide. as prosecutors file new charges in connection to his death. we'll talk to tennessee senator marsha blackburn, senate judiciary member about where things stand. >> jeffrey epstein has come up a lot. it is something that does concern us because we do have victims, women, young girls. that are never going to see justice fully because of his death. ♪ an average of 67 cents stays local. shop small and watch it add up. small business saturday by american express is november 30th. i wanted more from my copd medicine that's why i've got the power of 1, 2, 3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved once-daily 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy ♪ the power of 1,2,3 ♪ trelegy ♪ 1,2,3 ♪ trelegy woman: with trelegy and the power of 1, 2, 3, i'm breathing better. trelegy works three ways to open airways, keep them open and reduce inflammation, for 24 hours of better breathing. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. trelegy is not for asthma. tell your d

prince andrew may have hoped to answer the burning questions about his friendship with jeffrey epstein, instead, he's poured gas on the flames. lester. >> keir simmons, thank you. >>> tonight there are fears of another police crackdown in hong kong as officers surrounded a college campus firing tear gas and demanding student protesters surrender the students are among many calling for democratic reforms by the government but there has also been a student violence including setting a police vehicle on fire >>> just days after yet another school shooting in america, tonight we want to show you teachers training for a life or death confrontation in the classroom. nbc's gadi schwartz on the internal struggle the teachers face. >> reporter: at a sheriff department training center in utah, schoolteachers are being taught how to shoot to kill an active shooter and around a corner, brenda has just spotted her target. >> can i shoot this? >> yeah. [ gunshots ] >> one more. put it in the head [ gunshots ] >> good. >> you're shaking. >> yeah, still you see, a gunman with a young child. you know,

so let's assume -- we have jeffrey epstein. if he's kneeling and the ligature is from there, there is no force that can break the hyoid bone. >> the ligature is tied up here, but it's down to the floor. so is there not enough force to cause any fracture. judge jeanine: let's talk about the fact that there were five agencies investigating. you know and i know that a decision by a medical examiner is not just based upon the bod crane autopsy. there are other circumstances you assess. >> in every death autopsy gives a lot of information but has to be interpreted in the light of all the surrounding evidence at the scene and other evidence that may be found in the investigation of the death. so when somebody has an overdose of drugs, suicide, homicide, accident. judge jeanine: what would you have wanted to look at in addition to the body? >> the condition at the scene. apparently from the nature of the ligature which is tight around the middle of the neck, not the top of the neck. he had been dead for a few hours before the body was

. >>> breaking his silence, prince andrew in his first interview about his friendship with jeffrey epstein. >> i kick myself on a daily basis. >> the woman who says she was directed to have sexual encounters with the prince while she was a teenager how the royal is responding tonight. >>> and a breaking headline with time running out, a death row inmate getting a stay of execution. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone the impeachment effort against president trump turned today on the steely public testimony of the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. marie yovanovitch was abruptly removed by the president in may as part of what she believes was an orchestrated smear campaign by trump and his operatives in today's hearing, she described feeling threatened and intimidated by the president. and then in the middle of the hearing trump himself weighing in by tweet with what democrats tonight are calling an act of witness intimidation our team has it all covered and we begin with peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight, democrats calling the former ambassador to

for the first time he talks about his friendship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein and what he now says about the photo of him with an underage girl morg morgan chesky has details. >> i know that i made the wrong judgment >> reporter: tonight prince andrew admitting he made a mistake with his friendship with jeffrey epstein. but in a bbc interview the duke of york sticking to his story, saying he saw no evidence epstein committed sex crimes when he visited his home in 2010. >> there was footage about him being accompanied by young girls and you were staying at his house, catching up with friends? >> look, if there were, then i wasn't a party to any of that i never saw them >> reporter: that same trip the prince said he cut ties with the friend he partied with telling him i don't think it i appropriate we should remain in contact. prince andrew linked to epstein after one of the financier's accuser claimed jeffrey direct the her to have sex with the prince. >> she said she met you in 2001. she's dined with you she's danced with you. you bought her drinks. you were in tramp ni

we know that on the air 1st i was told was jeffrey epstein no one knows who that is this is a stupid story. the palace found out that we have her allegations are false andrew and threatened us a 1000000 different ways. and i'm b.c. and also claim that it's her real standards for us if there's a not to run the story on harvey weinstein was stunned as would they be abiding to hair do you see it as i'm not there that's exactly the rhetorical question that we have for a.b.c. news i'm not sure when it comes to every other accused person whether it be a cabin off or the most recent allegations may make made against trump a.b.c. news tonight there's not a problem airing those allegations i'm not clear about what is in the tapes here that we're not seeing and i think again i think that the tapes speak for themselves this insider has come to project you're a toss dot com slash brave many. the insiders are reaching out to us another insider within a.b.c. news many people inside the network are frustrated by these these cover ups that these these media networks are doing and it's and it's a ter

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andrew is speaking out about his association with jeffrey epstein. in an interview with the bbc he admits that his conduct was unbecoming to the royal family. >> the problem was the fact that once he had been convicted -- >> you stayed with him. >> i stayed with him. and that's the bit as it were i kick myself for on a daily basis. because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family. and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. >> the interview was part of a essential prince andrew and the epstein scandal. a news night interview on cnn 2. joining me now from london with more on what he had to say, does this make it better for the prince or does it open up more questions? >> i mean for just the fact that this interview happened is incredible, because so rarely does any member of the royal family sit for an extended interview. usually it's something connected with their charity work and rarely about something such as a sensitive topic and one that the bbc was no holds barred. it was notab

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the headlines at 11:00: prince andrew acknowledges that the jeffrey epstein scandal has become a major disruption to the royal family, and steps down from royal duties. it follows his widely—criticised interview with bbc newsnight, when he said his friendship with epstein was not a matter of regret. the liberal democrats launch their election manifesto — promising to stop brexit in order to generate a £50 billion bonus for public services. i'm nota i'm not a tribal politician. and where we agree, where we share values, where we share objectives, i will always be open to working with people but i fundamentally do not think borisjohnson people but i fundamentally do not think boris johnson orjeremy people but i fundamentally do not think borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn are fit to lead our country. meanwhile, boris johnson pledges major changes to the amount we all pay in national insurance. and at the impeachment inquiry in washington, a us diplomat says he followed president trump's orders to pressure ukraine to investigate a political rival. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth