After finding registered sex offender and multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein dead in his prison cell over the weekend, Attorney General William Barr ripped federal detention center officials in New York saying it was a “failure to adequately secure” Epstein and that the case would continue on against any co-conspirators.  Devlin Barrett, national security reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for what we know.

Next, the Trump administration is tightening the rules that could deny green cards or citizenship to immigrants who need public assistance.  The “Public charge” rule would impact immigrants who are more likely than not to receive certain public benefits for 12 months out of a 36 month time period.  Things like food stamps, welfare or housing assistance.  Ted Hesson, immigration reporter at Politico, joins us for how this new rule would work.

Finally, Simone Biles has just reasserted herself as the greatest gymnast ever winning her sixth U.S. national championship and landing a move on the floor exercise that no other woman and very few men have landed before, the triple twisting-double somersault. Nancy Armour, columnist for USA Today Sports, joins us for what makes Simone Biles one of the best athletes today. 

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