they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders. >> all right. rates to sweep up undocumented immigrants are three days away, and there could be collateral damage. plus, here comes barry. hurricane watches issued in the gulf. the first tropical system to hit the u.s. this year expected to make landfall as a hurricane. we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to

jail. >> an explanation but no apology from alex acosta for the 2008 jeffrey epstein deal. a former state's attorney said the labor secretary is rewriting history. it looks like the retaliation that iran promised. five armed boats tried to seize a british tanker in the gulf. they were unsuccessful. i'm boris sanchez. >> i'm christine romans. it's thursday, july 11th. 4 a.m. in new york. 12:30 p.m. in tehran. it is 9 a.m., 9:01 to be exact in london. breaking overnight. nationwide raids to round up undocumented immigrants. they are three days away. "the new york times" reporting the raids are scheduled to begin sunday. that's according to one former and two current homeland security officials. "the times" reports they will include collateral deportations

sfwh that . what is that? if they are on the scene and they are not targets. family members arrested together will be held in family detention centers when possible. on wednesday a top immigration official suggested these raids were imminent. >> they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders, and of course that isn't what i.c.e. will go after in this. that's the pool of people who have been all the way through the due process chain. >> you might recall president trump threatened to execute the raids last month but ultimately delayed them to give congress a chance to work out a deal on immigration as has been the case on capitol hill for decades. progress on immigration reform has been painfully slow. no comprehensive bill has been introduced. the desperation of migrants making the dangerous journey to the southern border. a 10-year-old guatemalan named

christian after he was left for dead with his father's body in mexico. photos obtained by cnn show the boy lying in the curve of his dead father's arm. they had been brutally attacked. he was taken to a hospital in the city of quatla where he is getting psychological and medical care now. just weeks after that shot of a drowned little girl and her father horrified the nation. turning to the storms tearing across the gulf coast. hurricane watches have been issued ahead of the first tropical system to hit the u.s. this year. that system already wreaking havoc knocking down this play house in weatherford, texas. the national hurricane center predicting tropical storm barry will form today and then make landfall as a hurricane by saturday. it's expected to make landfall

in louisiana or the upper texas coast. >> louisiana was inundated for hours yesterday. john bell edwards issued a state of emergency. >> right now we believe that any over topping of the levies would be of short duration, 12 hours. but we're asking everybody to take this seriously. >> more than 200 flood gates are being closed. many around the mississippi river. residents are putting down sand bags. let's get to meteorologist derek van dam. where do we stand, zmerk. >> from the national hurricane center to find out if the disturbance has finally developed. we do believe that's going to happen within the next 45 minutes or so as we start to see some convection forming right around the center of this storm system. here's the latest from the national hurricane center.

tropical storm by this even, hurricane force at least category 1 by friday evening. landfall saturday morning right along the coastal areas of louisiana. as you mentioned earlier, west of the mississippi river mouth, that's where we have hurricane watches. tropical storm watches east of the mouth of the mississippi. this storm is moving into some warm water. this is like jet fuel for hurricane development. when you cee lo 90s along the gulf of mexico coast line, that gives the opportunity for the storm system to rapidly intensify. that definitely exists. bottom line what you need to know about this graphic is that both the american and the european model believe a land falling hurricane on saturday morning sometime between 8:00 a.m. and noon. the big story is going to not only be the potential for storm surge but the flooding. we expect a copious amount of water moving in from the gulf of mexico that could exceed 10 to

15 inches locally in areas that have been hit hard with flooding earlier this year. that is going to make the flood potential very high for places in and around the louisiana coast line. >> we'll certainly keep an eye on it. thank you very much. turning to an ongoing controversy. no regrets and no apology. alexander acosta insisting that he secure the best possible deal when he prosecuted financier jeffrey epstein on sex trafficking charges a decade ago. on wednesday acosta condemned what he called horrific crimes by epstein. he claims he decided to intervene in what would be a state case because he thought epstein was going to escape jail time altogether. listen. >> a state grand jury brought that single completely unacceptable charge. we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> he did go to jail. he received a 13 month jail

sentence, but some of these work and were unbelievable. he was allowed to work six days a week, 12 hours a day at his palm beach office, basically just sleeping in jail. acosta admitting the secret plea deal he helped broker looks pretty lenient now. >> the expectation was that it would be served in jail and so this work release was completely wrong. it was not what was bargained for and not what we expected but this was a state court plea and because it was a state court plea the terms of confinement were under the jurisdiction of the state of florida. >> those comments not sitting well with former palm beach state attorney barry krisher. he accuses of acosta of rewriting history. he said federal prosecutors do not take a back seat to state prosecutors. that's not how the system works

in the real world. they produced a 53 page indictment that was abandoned after secret negotiations with mr. epstein's lawyers and mr. acosta. >> that's in reference to a meeting he had with one of mr. epstein's attorneys. he said that was after the agreement was negotiated. according to the miami herald, that deal was still being negotiated. one of epstein's accusers is speaking out. she said she was attacked in the millionaire's town house some 18 years ago. >> i was terrified and i was telling him to stop, please stop, you know? >> and did he? >> no, he did not stop. he had no intentions of stopping and that's what he wanted, that's what he got. i just thought like, you know, it's my fault. like i was like obligated. like that's just what you're supposed to do so i really did not know better. >> acosta's role in the plea

facing renewed scrutiny now that epstein has been charged in a new indictment alleging that he sexually abused dozens of other girls. the white house tells axios that it has called off a proposal to recall rebates from the middlemen. benefit managers negotiate reduced prices and keep some of the money for themselves. >> the white house backing away from the idea saying that it's encouraged by bipartisan talks to bring down drug prices. this is all bad news for big pharma which blames those middlemen for high drug prices. the administration is now going to focus on another idea that big pharma likes and that's setting medicare prices on prices that other countries pay for care. >> many countries pay much less. tensions are spiking with

iran. they tried unsuccessfully to seize a british boat. it was likely in retaliation for the british detaining an iranian tanker. get us up to speed here, fred. >> reporter: hi, christine. yeah, attention nal tensions in an area that's so important. the strait of hormuz. the british military says all of this happened last night when they tried to go through the strait of hormuz. three iranian gun boats got in the way of a tanker and tried to make the boat take a turn into iranian waters. the iranian boats changed course and went away. of course, as you said, all of this comes only a couple of days after the britts seized an iranian tanker off the coast of

gibraltar. the iranians said there would be retribution for that seizing. they came out earlier today and said they were not behind this alleged attempt to seize that tanker. both the foreign minister and the revolutionary guard coming out and denying all of this. of course, christine, all of this as tension between the u.s. and iran continues to boil. president trump just last night saying there would be additional sanctions against the iranians, accusing them of secretly enriching uranium. in the meantime you have the iranian foreign minister, john bolton, at each other's necks on twitter in a big feud there, christine. >> when you see this kind of international diplomacy playing out on twitter, so interesting. president trump may get a rate cut but not for a good reason. jerome powell said two major forces have the potential to drag down the u.s. economy.

>> based on incoming data and other developments it appears that uncertainty around trade tensions and concerns about the strength of the global economy continue to weigh on the u.s. economic outlook. >> other concerns, the federal debt ceiling and brexit. powell's appearance before lawmakers was the first of two as president trump pleads with powell to cut rates. powell said this about the fed's position. >> the fed needs to stand here and try to keep inflation symmetrically at 2%. we don't want to get on that road of declining it. to the extent that inflation continues to decline, that will show up in lower interest rates which will give the central bank even less fire power to react. >> the president's attacks have been bittering and relentless. powell testified before the senate banking committee later

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the british ambassador to the u.s. has resigned after sir derek called president trump inept, insecure and worse. now diplomats are rethinking how

they can possibly do their jobs where whatever they say or write privately could eventually become public? cnn's max foster joins us now live from london. they said they pay their ambassadors to be candid but can they moving forward after this? >> reporter: it's the big question i think everyone's grappling with right now. not just in london, in capitals around the world. the focus on london as to who leaked this is being investigated by the cabinet office and the pris. until they close this down, u.k. a.mbassadors around the world ae going to think about whether or not to be critical of donald trump. it will dilute all of the intel coming back. >> it looks like we just lost max foster there. do we have him back? there he is. hey, max. >> reporter: hello.

yes, simon mcdonald who runs effectively the foreign office, head civil servant there, he said yesterday the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as if it's being challenged. we've been there before. we had the wikileaks dump of u.s. cables back in 2010 but this might have a slightly different impact when you consider the prime ministers are about to change the boris johnson is the likely replacement for theresa may. he has not backed down. he's focused on the strong relationship with the u.s. the question is when he comes into power, does he appoint someone who is going to flatter, is outwardly positive about donald trump? if he does that, might he get the trade deal he wants with the u.s. but it could undermine the independence of the way ambassadors have been appointed traditionally and there's a lot of concern about that. >> max foster reporting from

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a charity golf tournament at president trump's national golf course at doral has been canceled. it was scheduled for this weekend. they pulled out after the washington post called and informed them that a miami strip club was sponsoring the tournament and that golfers who signed up to play there were being offered, quote, caddy girls. the miami all stars charity said

he had no idea the strip club was involved. they are not commenting on this. an i will my mother took the term car pooling literally. she is facing charges. dixon police arresting 49-year-old jennifer yeager after they received a complaint with someone driving with an inflatable pool on top of their car with two girls inside of it. she inflated the pool at a friend's house and had her daughters ride inside of the empty pool to hold it down on the ride home. she faces a number of charges. she was released after posting bond. >> that could have gone horribly wrong. the espy winners for best sports team are a no brainer. actress sandra bullock doing the honors. >> all those in favor of equal pay say aye? the women's national soccer team! >> forward alex morgan also won for best female athlete. their espy wins -- that win caps

a whirlwind day for the team. they were honored with a ticker take parade in the city before flying to l.a. for the espy's. team captain meghan rapinoe had this message. >> we have to be better. we have to love more, hate less. we've got to listen more and talk less. there's been so much contention in these last years. i've been a victim of that. i've been a perpetrator of that, but it's time to come together. this conversation is at the next step. new york city, you the [ bleep ] best! >> making the most of the moment in more than one way there. the team won the world cup sunday by dominating the netherlands. they will reunite to be at the rose bowl. >> they woke up in new york, did the ticker take, had all of those interviews, had a great

time. got on a plane, went to l.a. and won the espy's. >> and now rest and recovery until next month's game against ireland. >> a lot coming up. rates to sweep up undocumented immigrants begin on sunday. a hurricane is forming and barrelling towards the coast and iran tries to seize a british tanker in the persian gulf. that plus much more next. waistband so anything your wild child does cruisers can too our best ever fit is new pampers cruisers 360 fit

they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders. >> ratids to sweep up undocumented immigrants are three days away, and there could be collateral damage. plus, hurricane watches issued in the gulf. the first tropical system to hit

the u.s. this year expected to make landfall as a hurricane. we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> an explanation but no apology for the 2008 jeffrey epstein deal. the labor secretary trying to rewrite history. it looks like the retaliation iran promised. five armed boats trying to seize a british tanker in the persian gulf unsuccessful. >> welcome back to "early start." great to see you. >> pleasure to be with you, christine. i'm boris sanchez. we are 33 minutes past the hour in new york. nationwide raids to round up undocumented immigrants just three days away. "the new york times" reporting the raids are scheduled to begin on sunday. that's according to one former and two current homeland security officials. the final details of the operation remain in flux. the "times" reports that the

raids will have so-called collateral damage. immigrants on the scene may be detained even though they were not the targets. officials tell the "times" that family members arrested together will be held in family detention centers when possible. on wednesday a top immigration official suggests that these raids were imminent. >> they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders, and of course that isn't what i.c.e. will go after in this, but that's the pool of people who have been all the way through the due process chain. >> president trump threatened to execute the raids last month but ultimately delayed them to give congress a chance to work out a deal on immigration. as it has been on the hill for decades, no comprehensive bill has been introduced. hurricane watch have been issued ahead of the first

tropical storm to hit the u.s. this year. that system wreaking havoc knocking down the play house in texas. tropical storm barry will form today and make landfall as a hurricane by saturday. barry is expected to make landfall along the louisiana or upper texas coast. >> now current watches do not include the new orleans area which was inundated for hours as you can see. governor john edwards issued a state of emergency. >> right now we believe that any overtopping of the levies would be relatively short duration of 12 hours, but that is still a very, very significant hazard. we're asking everyone to take this very seriously. >> local media reports more than 200 flood gates are being closed, many around the mississippi river. residents are starting to lay down sand bags to try to prevent

water damage. derek van dam, this is a bit of an unorthodox storm, isn't it? >> it's the direction where it's moving from and where it came from. this is not the circulation pattern we want to see in the kbufl of mexico at this time of year, especially considering that water temperatures right along the coast of louisiana who have hovering 90 to 92 degrees. that is jet fuel for storms. we have flash flood watches for millions of americans. we received over a month's worth of rain in just a six-hour period far exceeding july's average rainfall totals in the city. incredible. on top of that we have the potential for 10 to 15 inches of rain once the storm system finally edges close to the coast line. that does not bode well for the low lying city of new orleans. in fact, some of the river gauges along the mississippi river at new orleans picking up on the potential storm surge

which is expected to crest on the mississippi river at 20 feet. by the way, the levies there, some of them are only at 20 feet as well. all of this depends on the exact track of where barry ultimately goes. we have a split on the consensus between the various models we look at. one thing is for sure, boris and christine. fill up your gas tanks today if you can, anyone watching, because barry is heading towards a good portion of the oil rigs in the gulf of mexico. >> that's why we saw prices jump yesterday. everyone taking notice here to what the storm could be. no regrets, no apology. labor secretary alex and der acosta insisting he secured the best possible deal when he prosecuted financier jeffrey epstein on sex trafficking charg charges. he claims he decided to

intervene in what had been a state case because he thought epstein was going to escape jail time altogether. >> a state grand jury brought that single, completely unacceptable charge. we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> epstein did go to jail. he received a 13-month jail sentence. get this, he was allowed on work release, six days a week, 12 hours a day. hanging out at his office. the secret plea deal he helped broker looks pretty lenient now. >> the expectation was that it be served in jail and so this work release was completely wrong. i've been on record saying it was not what was bargained for or what we expected but this was a state court plea and because it was a state court plea, the

terms of confinement were under the jurisdiction of the state of florida. >> notably though the state of florida does not allow work release. >> that's not common practice. >> former state's attorney accuses him of trying to rewrite history. federal prosecutors do not take a back seat to state prosecutors. that's not how it works in the real world. a 53 page indictment that was abandoned after secret negotiations. >> he said it was after the agreement had been negotiated. according to the miami herald the deal was still being negotiated even though it was signed a month earlier. one of epstein's accusers is speaking out.

she said she was attacked in the millionaire's town house 18 years ago. >> i was terrified and i was telling him to stop, please stop, you know? >> and did he? >> no, he did not stop. he had no intentions of stopping. that's what he wanted, that's what he got. i thought, you know, it's my fault. like i was obligated, like that's just what you're supposed to do. so i really did not know better. >> she was 14 years old at the time. she says acosta's role in the plea facing heightened scrutiny now that he has been charged with sexually abusing dozens of young girls. tensions rising in iran. trying to seize a british oil tanker in the gulf unsuccessfully. cnn's fred pleitgen is monitoring the latest

developments live from moscow. fred, the revolutionary guard essentially rebuking the u.s. and the british version of events. they're denying what happened. >> reporter: yeah, they absolutely are, boris, denying what happened. they're not giving very much in the way of details. all they're saying is they deny the claims by the britts. the iranian foreign minister came out and said all the claims made by the britts are aimed at fueling tensions in the strait of hormuz. they're denying it but not saying what their version is. we are getting information from the british defense ministry. they say all of this happened late last night when the tanker was trying to go through the northern end. they say they came close to the ship, got in its way and out of international waters. what happened then is the

british ship and then issued a verbal warning and that then these boats changed course and went away. obviously a very serious incident. it does come, you're absolutely right, after the britts had seized a tanker a couple of days ago. the iranian government said there would be retaliation for it. the iranians saying they did not try to seize this tanker. and of course we do have still that standoff going on between the u.s. and iran with president trump accusing the iranians of secretly enriching uranium. the iranians are saying that is absolutely not true, boris. >> the tensions still escalating. president trump wanting to have some sort of conversation. the iranians denying him. we'll see if there's an offramp. thank you. a tough warning from the white house. republican senator ted cruise.

lawmakers from both parties criticizing the administration from declaring an emergency to speed up billions of dollars in arms sales to several countries including saudi arabia. at a committee hearing yesterday cruz issued this blunt threat. >> i voted with the administration on the substance because of the threat of iran but i'll tell you, from my end if the administration does it again and there is not a live and exigent emergency, you will not have my vote and i predict you will not have the vote of a number of other republicans as well. the simpler process is follow the damn law and respect it. >> a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill aimed at tightening oversight of the u.s./saudi relationship. republicans and democrats concerned about the unwavering partnership with the saudis. there's been escalating questions about the ongoing war

in yemen and the murder of jamal khashoggi. alexandria ocasio cortez is being sued for blocking a user on twitter. the same ruling makes it unconstitutional for the congresswoman to block him. he tweeted out this. quote, the law applies to socialists just as it does to capitalists. see ya in court aoc. the congresswoman's office declined to comment. all right. some of the right wing media's stars are heading to the white house today for a social media summit. missing from the event, facebook and twitter not invited to this event. the president has invited trolls, conservative think tanks, personalities that are pushing lies and misinformation.

it's not surprised facebook and twitter were not invited. the white house has declined to release any information about the event. our brian stelter has basically boiled it down as the white house has invited extremists, a validation of right wing trolls to the white house. >> elevating their platform. some invited say they don't know what's on the agenda. >> there are big issues in social media and big tech. is this a serious discussion if you don't invite two of the biggest players. $175,000 being loose on the road. do you scrape it up and run or do you give it back? you might be surprised at what happens. next.

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they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders. >> raids to sweep up undocumented immigrants are three days away, and there could be collateral damage. plus, here comes barry. hurricane watches issued in the gulf. the first tropical system to hit the u.s. this year expected to make landfall as a hurricane. >> we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> an explanation but no apology from alex acosta for the 2018 jeffrey epstein deal. this labor secretary trying to rewrite history. >> it looks like the retaliation that iran promised. five armed boats trying to seize a british tanker in the persian gulf unsuccessful. good morning, welcome to "early start.