Sept. 5, 2019: Trump And ‘Sharpiegate’; Birth In Jail Lawsuit

Sept. 5, 2019: Trump And ‘Sharpiegate’; Birth In Jail Lawsuit

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The National Weather Service refuted Trump’s inclusion of Alabama on the list of places Hurricane Dorian would impact, but the White House doubled down. On Wednesday, Trump was displaying a new map, this time with a little spur jutting out from the end of the storm’s projected path, seemingly drawn with a black marker, to include Alabama in the forecast. Also, Diana Sanchez, a Colorado woman, delivered a baby in jail last year. Now she’s suing those involved. We speak with Mari Newman, Sanchez’s lawyer.