Prosecutors: Mar-a-Lago Intruder May Be a Spy
VAUSE: The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has publicly named 16 Saudis for their roles in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, banning them and their families from entering the United States. Khashoggi wrote columns for the "Washington Post" which were, among other things critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi officials eventually admitted he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey last October but they had always insisted the Crown Prince had no involvement. Prosecutors say the mysterious woman who allegedly breached security at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort last month was carrying malware, detection devices, and thousands of dollars in cash. She appeared before a federal judge on Monday. CNN's Kaylee Hartung was there.</s>KAYLEE HARTUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: New details emerging tonight in the case of Chinese national Yujing Zhang, who allegedly gained unauthorized access to Mar-a-Lago before getting arrested by Secret Service agents. Prosecutors revealing that investigators are probing where she is a Chinese spy who was trying to infiltrate the President's resort, after uncovering a trove of electronic devices in her possession. Found in Zhang's hotel room at the upscale Colony Hotel in Palm Beach: one cellphone, one signal detector, nine USB drives, five sim cards, and several credit cards in her name. As well $7,500 dollars and $100 bills -- a total of more than $8,000 in cash including Chinese currency. This in addition to what Zhang was caught with when she was arrested at Mar-a-Lago after staff realized her story didn't matchup -- four cell phones, a laptop, a hard drive, and a thumb-drive containing malware. A Secret Service agent taking the stand saying the malware on the thumb drive began installing itself on an agent's computer when he initiated a preliminary examination. Prosecutors say that Zhang has repeatedly lied to investigators. When Zhang arrived at Mar-a-Lago, she told the Secret Service agents she was there to go to the pool. But prosecutors say she arrived in a long gray dress without a bathing suit. A Mar-a-Lago staff member recognized she had the same last name as a member of the club, and believed here to be a relative so she was granted entry. The defense nothing Zhang is one of three names in China that 275 million people have. Her story then changed when pressed by Mar-a- Lago staff, showing them this flyer on her cellphone, for an event she said she was there to attend. The flyer presented in court today, the same as an invitation, posted on a business Web site of Cindy Yang, a Florida spa owner who was allegedly selling access to Trump events at Mar-a-Lago. Zhang's attorney say she wired $20,000 to someone she believed to be organizing the event, in order to come to the United States and visit Mar-a-Lago. But according to the defense, the event was canceled without her knowledge. Zhang is charged with two federal crimes: making false statements to federal authorities, and a misdemeanor offense of entering a restricted area without authorization. Her attorneys fighting hard to dispute the trespassing charge saying the only thing that Zhang did was give a very common Chinese name to gain access to Mar-a-Lago. The State Department has revoked her visa. A federal prosecutor outlining their case as to why Zhang is a flight risk, saying she lies to everyone she encounters and has absolutely zero ties to the United States. This was a pre-trial detention hearing, but no determination was made in that matter because the defense asked for a one week extension. They told the judge they had spoken with relations of Zhang's in China who they say could help her through this process. That process will resume next Monday right here in the federal courthouse and federal prosecutors say they will have an indictment against Zhang by then. In West Palm Beach -- Kaylee Hartung, CNN.</s>VAUSE: We're learning more about the complicated rescue operations to free an American tourist and her tour guide. They were both kidnapped by armed men in Uganda. As Robyn Kriel reports, it involves a coordinated military response as well as a paid ransom.</s>ROBYN KRIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was supposed to be a once in a lifetime, dream African safari, scouting gorillas and Uganda's famous tree climbing lions. But on April 2nd, armed men entered into Uganda's idyllic Queen Elizabeth National Park and abducted Kimberly Endicott and her guide Jean-Paul Meringue. Four others in the group were later released. They demanded a ransom of half a million dollars, making threats using the hostages cellphone. Endicott and Meringue were taken across the border to the DRC. While Uganda is considered safe and secure, DRC is the opposite. Dozens. In that country's Virunga (ph) National Park dozens of violent armed groups kidnap for ransom, and often these sorts of stories don't have a happy ending.</s>KIMBERLY ENDICOTT, KIDNAP VICTIM: Thank you so much.</s>KRIEL: But five long days later, Kimberly and JP, as he's known, were rescued by an inter-agency task force, consisting of U.S. and Ugandan officials. A ransom was also paid.</s>FRED ENANG, UGANDA POLICE SPOKESMAN: There was an implicit threat of the use of force by our allied teams that we had on the ground.</s>KRIEL: The U.S. Military also provided some support to Ugandan secretary services to aid their search including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets and liaison officers. Finally this, an emotional reunion, a disheveled Endicott who, back in America is a skincare specialist in southern California is in torn clothes, barefoot, and scared. Her dream safari shattered, but through the nightmare, a friendship forged. Robyn Kriel, CNN -- Kampala, Uganda.</s>VAUSE: Still to come a famous Hollywood actress among those hoping to avoid jail time by pleading guilty in that high-profile college admissions scam. Also, the latest White House departure brings another acting secretary to the cabinet -- all part of the drama which Donald Trump seems to thrive on. That's next on CNN NEWSROOM.