[Berman:] Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meeting with the president of Turkey at this hour. The war on ISIS dominating these talks with this key NATO ally. CNN's Elise Labott live in Ankara, Turkey with more. Elise, what's going on?
[Elise Labott, Cnn Global Affairs Correspondent:] Well, John, Sec. Tillerson holding lunch with the foreign minister right now just wrapped up two hours with President Erdogan. A very difficult set of issues for them to discuss. The main thing is that he's here to deliver a very unhappy message for the Turks, which is that the U.S. is ready to cooperate with the Kurds, which are the Turks sworn enemy and who they view as terrorists, in the push against Raqqa in Syria. They know that's not something that the Turks want to hear but they're saying these Kurds are the best fighters, the best chance to go against ISIS, and that's really the message he'll be delivering today. And President Erdogan that's not something he wants to hear at all but it's right now it's very difficult for him because he's facing a referendum which would extend his rule and give him a lot of extra powers in the next couple of weeks so he doesn't want to make any concessions to the U.S. right now. The U.S. has been very antimately opposed to this referendum, so have the European allies. But notably, Sec. Tillerson is expected to kind of sidestep this issue not do anything to rock the boat. He, notably, won't be meeting with any members of the opposition here in Ankara. And he's also expected to face some pressure from President Erdogan to extradite that cleric, Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey believes was responsible for that failed coup attempt last year. So, a lot of landmines that Sec. Tillerson is trying to walk through while he really just tries to secure this critical Turkish cooperation in the fight against ISIS. As you know, the operation against ISIS the coalition airstrikes are coming out of Turkish bases and the Kurds the Turks are threatening to go against the Turks on the border. So a lot of issues he's here to address Alisyn.
[Camerota:] Oh my gosh, yes. Secretary Tillerson has a lot on his plate. Elise, thank you for all of that reporting live from Turkey for us. Back here at home Trump University is back in the spotlight. You may remember back in January, then-president-elect Donald Trump agreed to settle three fraud lawsuits for $25 million. Well, today, a judge the very same judge who Mr. Trump attacked over his Mexican heritage will consider a motion that could put that settlement in jeopardy. One former student wants to face the president in court. CNN's Drew Griffin spoke with her.
[Drew Griffin,cnn Correspondent:] John and Alisyn, Sherri Simpson could do nothing and get at least half her money back in this settlement, but that's not enough. She wants all of it and most of all, she wants to see the president in court.
[Griffin:] It's all Sherri Simpson has left of what she first thought would be her ticket to financial freedom. She says when she plopped down her money $20,000 back in 2010 she really believed signing up for Donald Trump's real estate school would lead to a wealthy future.
[D. Trump:] Success, it's going to happen to you.
[Sherri Simpson, Former Trump University Student:] He promised us that he handpicked all of his mentors and teachers and that they were all trained with his system.
[Griffin:] Simpson says she quickly found out it was all a charade. She's filed a motion with the San Diego Federal Court asking she be allowed to opt out of the national Trump University settlement. She wants the ability, she says, to sue Donald Trump one-on-one. If the judge agrees, the entire settlement agreement could be tossed out. Why not take that money and run instead of facing a possible elongated and, I assume, very costly federal lawsuit?
[Simpson:] And possibly very nasty, given his history with this case.
[Griffin:] Well, it will be nasty, of course.
[Simpson:] I think what he did to me and what he did to everybody else was really fraudulent and I'd really like to take him to trial. I'd like to hold him accountable for what he did.
[Griffin:] Simpson is a registered Democrat. During the campaign she even recorded an anti-Trump commercial for an outside group trying to defeat Donald Trump.
[Simpson:] America, do not make the same mistake that I did with Donald Trump.
[Griffin:] And while she described herself in that commercial as just a single mom, Sherri Simpson is also an attorney an attorney who specializes in real estate foreclosures, bankruptcies. She's had her law license placed on probation and has, herself, filed for bankruptcy twice. Let me ask you a tough question for an attorney who deals with bankruptcies and foreclosures. How could you be so gullible and how could you be so I'm sorry, but at the time, dumb, to fall for this sales pitch?
[Simpson:] Can I ask you a question back? It looks like the whole country has done the same thing. He's a salesman. Donald Trump was the salesman. He was the one behind it. To the best of my knowledge, he was an extremely successful billionaire real estate mogul. I never suspected that it was a moneymaking scheme that there was no substance behind the smoke and mirrors. I really didn't.
[Griffin:] You said in the beginning of this interview you aren't a political person. Are you still not a political person?
[Simpson:] I'm still not a political person.
[Griffin:] You seem like an anti-Trump person.
[Simpson:] Yes, except this didn't start when he was running for president. This didn't start when he was president. This started, for me, seven years ago.
[Griffin:] Do you feel he got away with it?
[Simpson:] I do. I feel he got away with it.
[Griffin:] So what does she want? She wants all the money back $20,000 with interest, plus three times that amount in damages. And, John and Alisyn, she wants something else. She wants an apology from Donald Trump, himself John, Alisyn.
[Camerota:] OK, that may be the hardest part of her demands.
[Berman:] Well, his next apology might be his first. I mean, if so, we will see. It could happen. Who knows?
[Camerota:] What a fascinating profile there, thanks to Drew. So we're following a lot of news this morning. Let's get right to it.
[Rep. Charlie Dent , Pennsylvania:] The House is in a situation where the issues become overly politicized. We're going to have to rely on the Senate.
[Unidentified Male:] We're here to assure the American people we will get to the bottom of this. We have a chairman more loyal to the White House than the investigation.
[Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary:] How he conducts himself, when and where he shares things, are issues for him that's it.
[Jim Acosta, Cnn Senior White House Correspondent:] The president's daughter, Ivanka Trump, will be serving as assistant to the president.
[Unidentified Male:] There is an ethics crisis in the White House and it starts at the top with the president.
[Sen. Ted Cruz , Texas:] Judge Gorsuch will be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
[Unidentified Male:] If he isn't qualified, nobody is.
[Sen. Jeff Merkley , Oregon:] This seat, for the first time in U.S. history, was stolen from one president and delivered to the next.
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[Camerota:] Good morning, everyone. Welcome to your new day. Chris is off, John Berman joins me. We have a lot to talk about today.
[Berman:] Indeed, we do.
[Camerota:] Great to have you here. So, all eyes on Capitol Hill today. In just two hours the Senate Intelligence Committee begins its first hearing on Russia's meddling in the U.S. election and the alleged ties to the Trump campaign. Committee members are promising to stay above the political fray that is plaguing the House investigation.
[Berman:] This, as the FBI Director James Comey he has spoken out publicly about the impact of this political partisanship on the Russia investigations. And also this morning, a new job for the first daughter, Ivanka Trump. She will take on the official title of assistant to the president. That actually is a very lofty title inside the White House and it's raising some new ethics questions. We have a lot to cover on day 70 of the Trump presidency. Let's start with CNN's Sara Murray, live at the White House. Good morning, Sara.
[Sara Murray, Cnn:] Good morning, John.