August 15, 2018: Hour 2

August 15, 2018: Hour 2

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Controversy continues to swirl over a tape that former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman claims exists, of President Trump using the N-word. Republican strategist Alice Stewart and Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre discuss the claims, as well as Tuesday’s primary election results nationwide. Also, a grand jury report released Tuesday found that hundreds of Catholic priests had sexually abused thousands of children across Pennsylvania over seven decades. The news has prompted soul-searching among some Christians. And Macy’s announced another consecutive quarter of sales growth. There are signs that the retail industry as a whole is going to have a good year, but tariffs could derail that. CNN Money correspondent Clare Sebastian explains what we can expect from the rest of the retail industry. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s Aug. 15, 2018 full broadcast.