12 PM ET: Menendez’s plea, US solider coming home, NYC’s ‘new Ellis Island’ & more

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New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has entered his plea in federal court today in the bribery and corruption case against him, his wife, and three other co-defendants. The US Army private who crossed into North Korea has been returned to the US – we have more on his wellbeing. More than a dozen people have been arrested after looting in Philadelphia. We'll take you inside one New York hotel that's now home to some 3,000 migrants. Plus, it's time for the second GOP presidential primary debate, but the frontrunner won't be there. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices