. finally this month, we're going all the way back to prerevolution russia. a pioneering photographer travelled to the furthermost corners of the russian empire and recorded a disappearing lifestyle in magnificent colour. michelle is his grandson. —— michel. my my grandfather was one of the pioneers of colour photography. it's a unique example of this quality of colour. this is close to 100 years old. at that time you have to realise that the only photograph in colour were taken indoors. it was probably the first to do a lot of work outside. —— he was. this is a very nice pic on the canal, where he did a lot of shots. you really feel something extremely natural. you can really feel that this guy was very pleased to be taken and at the same time the composition of the picture is great. he was able to travel anywhere in the empire. he got permission from the tsar to travel everywhere, even the areas that were very difficult to access. bukarah todayis very difficult to access. bukarah today is use —— uzbekistan. it is in the south—east of the empire, bordering iran, afghani

associates, about what occurred during the campaign with respect to russia? >> nope. >> nope. we'll see. nbc reported today that the senate intelligence committee turned down general flynn's request for immunity. his lawyer was told it was wildly preliminary to discuss such a thing. joining me right now is "the wall street journal's" carol lee, who broke the story of the attempted immunity deal and "the huffington post's" howard fineman. i'm wondering what the king is thinking tonight. what is trump worried about for michael flynn? what's he got on him? >> well, from the white house's perspective, i mean their posture is that he doesn't have anything on him. but if you step back -- you know, and we don't know. this is somebody mike flynn was with the president almost every day during the campaign. >> he says he has a story to tell. what's the story he wants to tell to the prosecutors? >> we don't know what the story is because mike flynn, there's his time spent requewith donaldp trump in the trump campaign, the transition in the white house. mike flynn has had contacts with russia,

flynn might reveal if he speaks about russia. he believes he should speak and to adhere to do to get the story out. as guidelines introduced for european union's brexit strategy, it warns the uk of tough times ahead. and who is coming out of the tardis? doctor who being taken ina out of the tardis? doctor who being taken in a different direction. hello and welcome. but as well‘s president nicolas maduro says he will resolve within hours the controversy will resolve within hours the c0 ntrove i’sy over will resolve within hours the controversy over the supreme court's assumption of the opposition led legislative functions. the court decision has sparked widespread protests a nd decision has sparked widespread protests and condemnation. earlier, a senior aide of the venezuelan president had broken ranks with him to condemned the decision. louise ortega described the ruling as a violation of constitutional order. those rulings show evidence of various violations of the constitutional order and ignorance of the state model established in oui’ of the state model established in our c

investigation into trump's alleged ties to russia. the president tweeting that flynn should ask for immunity because the media and democrats are conducting a witch hunt. we'll take that up with former un ambassador john bolton and the weekly standards fred barns. also tonight, the president signing two executive orders cracking down on trade abuses. >> the theft of american prosperity will end. we will take necessary and lawful action to end those many abuses. >> one of the orders calls for a report examining the cause of our $347 billion trade deficit with china. all of this just one week before president trump hosts chinese president. and just five shy needed to filibuster supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. will they? or will republicans go nuclear? we'll have a full report. . >> and good evening, everybody, i'm tom sullivan in for lou dobbs. and president trump today encouraging former national security adviser michael flynn to testify to investigators in exchange for immunity from possible prosecution. now, the president tweeting that flynn should cut a deal because allegations of collu

russia's interference in the u.s. officials? good evening. i'm erin run. we begin with breaking news. u.s. intelligence officials say that isis and other terror groups have found a way to hide powerful explosives in electronic devices. we're talking about things like laptops. intelligence officials suggest that they've stolen airport screening devices so they've specifically lermd how to coon seal the bombs. evan perez and barbara story broke the story. i want to begin this evening with our justice correspondent evan perez. evan, obviously, an incredibly significant report. what are you learning? >> reporter: erin, cnn has learned that u.s. intelligence and law enforcement agencies believe isis have come up with innovative ways to come up with dw devices to avoid detection. terror bomb makers have come up with a way to hide explosives in the battery compartment but still have the power turn on long enough to get past skreepers. there were reports that they've tested variants of laptop bombs using different configurations to assess how difficult it would be to detect them using tsa ma

new questions on russia, president trump plowing ahead attempting to call out foreign nations accuse 6 6 cheating on u.s. trade deals as congress inches closer to final showdown in the effort to confirm the next supreme court justice. ♪ ♪ i'm martha maccallum and this is day 71 of the first 100. despite big moves to meet campaign promises the trump administration facing more questions in the ongoing investigations of the trump campaign and russia. new reports on the senate intelligence committee rejecting requests from former trump national security advisor michael flynn for immunity for prosecution if he agrees to testify before congress. white house spokesperson sean spicer remarking earlier today that the president is not afraid of what flynn might say and president trump for his part has thrown his support behind his former top advisor tweeting this: mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch-hunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion, he writes. but that is not what president trump and mr. flynn said about immunity deals durin

russia. >> protesters meet embattled congressman def dev devin nunes. we find out who was involved in leaking secret documents to him. >> and once lost forever, back to the family it was stole ♪ if you grow up here, you really can be anything. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. >>> headlines at 4:30 . school official he didn't comment on the situation today but will at the next meeting. >>> gilbert baker passed way. melinda tweeted he was one of her favorite and she will miss him. at 5:00 whenlee an will have more from a close friend. >>> the picture man killed in a fire in oakland monday. ed anderson was one of those killed in the fire. leslie brinkley will have more on how loved ones are responding at 5:00. >>> today, michael flynn was urged to seek immunity in the hearings on russia. abc news reporter lana zach has more. lana? >> so many major developments on this story today. we are learning more as well as the ranking intelligence committee who went to the white house and just there moments ago reviewing documents that may or may n

russia was leading the charge from the non-opec front. was 100% ance level for opec, and 64% for non-opec. they are going to get this up soon. do you extend this agreement? i sat down in a conversation with alexander novak. here is what he had to say. >> we have discussed such a possibility. i would like to remind you that in the decoration of corporations signed back in december, there is an option. so there is option a lot there to extend the agreement if we agree to do so for another six months. but we have decided that in order to make any decisions like this or even any recommendations there needs to be a minute sterile meeting. we have asked the secretary to prepare more materials on the current state of the market and or this material to be communicated to members. when this is done, we are going to have more data on conformity, more data on how markets and indoris are reacting, what is the reaction in opec and other non-opec countries. this will give us the information to make a decision. then in the minute sterile meeting the decision could be made. it is too early today, es

journal" on the relationship between russia and the trump administration. >> this is-- said it will maintain sanctions on ukraine until russia abides by the peace accord, that the two sides had agreed to. that's not a position that russia likes. the administration is backing month neglect ro's ascension into nato, that is not a position that russia likes. and early on when the u.n. ambassador, the president's ambassador to the u.n. had tough rhetoric for russia. it has not been what president putin thought it would be. >> rose: we conclude this evening with larry summers, president emeritus of harvard and former secretary of the treasury. >> i don't think the tax cut schemes, tax credit schemes for infrastructure that the administration has talked about are likely to be particularly availing. and i'm not sure they will be able to conform consensus on it. i think the right deal is a deal where the administration and the republicans in congress agree to commit substantial money for infrastructure, and the democrats accept regulation changes that will permit some stream lining of doing

flynn is seeking protection for his testimony before lawmakers investigate russia's meddling into the 2016 presidential election. fox reporter gary tinny has the very latest on that investigation. >> we have some really good news today. >> reporter: another whitehouse van dover shattered by members of the trump campaign and russia agents. >> any comment on michael flynn, mr. president. >> reporter: but president trump wasn't so tight lipd on twitter. in backing mike flynn's exchange for his immunity. >> i don't think congress should give him immunity. if there is an open investigation by the fbi, that should not happen. i don't believe that the president should be wag in on this. >> reporter: adam schiff says more work needs to be done before any deal is cut. but describes flynn's request as grave and moment us. also the whitehouse has confirmed that two staff ers in his request for evidence supporting claim that members of the trump transition team were sur vald and in some cases had -- under surveillance and had their its compromised. -- their eye dent its compromised. >> he was ask

flynn might reveal if he speaks about russia. he believes he should speak and to adhere to do to get the story out. as guidelines introduced for european union's brexit strategy, it warns the uk of tough times ahead. and who is coming out of the tardis? doctor who being taken ina out of the tardis? doctor who being taken in a different direction.

general michael flynn is asking for immunity in exchange for his testimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time, we're now seeing the chaos unfold inside the jet. >>> and the major new clue tonight. authorities want the public to study this surveillance. the teacher accused of abducting this teenager. and the new clues revealed. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. and we begin on new reporting tonight. the new terror concern involving laptops and electronics, and what isis might be trying to do. testing those laptops that could be armed with explosives on airport security equipment. can they get it through? we reported here on the new ban on that electronic equipment affecting direct flights to the u.s. the ban coming after ne

russia to sway the presidential election. president trump said his fired national security adviser michael flynn should ask for immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony. presidents usually take great care to be silent on investigations because what they say could be seen as pressure on prosecutors and f.b.i. agents. and mr. trump's tweet this morning could be seen as a signal to a key witness. flynn was fired for lying to the vice president about contacts he'd had with the russian ambassador to the united states, and previously, mr. trump's campaign manager, paul manafort, was fired for his pro-russian contacts. we'll start our coverage tonight with major garrett. >> i will tell you that the president's view is he should go up there. he should testify. >> reporter: white house spokesman sean spicer said michael flynn fired as national security adviser in february for lying to the vice president, should testify before congress and the f.b.i. as part of their investigations into russian interference in the presidential election. this morning, president trump tweeted, "mi

russia's meddling during the election? tonight the president's former national security advisor general michael flynn once one of his most loyal and trusted advisors says he's ready to talk, ready to reveal what he knows and his lawyer says he has quote a story to tell but not without a promise that he cannot be prosecuted for it. will he get a deal and should the white house be worried? nbc's kristen welker with new details. >> reporter: tonight a new cloud of controversy growing over washington, the senate intelligence committee rejecting a request for immunity by president trump's o ousted security michael flynn. he said through his lawyer he wants immunity for protection against a highly poll lit sized process and his lawyer adding general flynn certainly has a story to tell and very much wants to tell it should the circumstances permit. president trump ignored shouted questions about the f fiasco today. >> any comment on michael flynn? >> reporter: tweeted this morning flynn should ask for immunity saying this is a witch hunt. some republicans disputing that. >> no, i don't think i

misunderstood the role of the national security agency, central intelligence agency, role of russia in and again,al affairs these were elected argumentstives having within themselves and talking with the american public about were.the acceptable limits experts weren't really taking a position in this either way, me, who were like arguing russia was more involved than we thought and some things necessary in terms of intelligence, again, we have to eep separate the problem of experts versus the decision-makers. host: are you saying experts accepted or the words of experts should be accept? ed guest: no. how much skepticism do you think is healthy for people to bring to experts? believer in great informed skepticism, that is the key. when people say, i don't believe simply because they are experts, that is when we run into the problem. of it is almost kind conspiracy theory level of distrust. know, f you're on -- you if you're on television right now, you must be trying to sell you are working against my interests and the message gets lost in that. think, you know, as i said earlier, how do i

putting attention on other threats such as a resurgent russia and the newly assertive china. the threat of terrorism has not gone away. in fact, we just start hearing a few weeks ago is difficult to see how isis is eliminated from syria and al qaeda with its various branches has not disappeared either. and while terrorists have physically spread out in locations, all of them have become adept at operating online as well in advance in the west. >> iran poses a significant threat to global stability, none of us will forget about the essential to prevent afghanistan from returning to be a base for terrorism. so there is much to occupy our witness today and i appreciate his being with us to answer our questions. also want to mention one additional issue that has been in the news lately. there have been a number of press reports about civilian casualties in mosul related to us aerial support iraqi efforts to claim that city from isis.i would suggest that everyone be cautious in a dense urban environment, there may well be civilian casualties. even the finest military in the world and make mi

, now lieutenant general michael flynn is asking for immunity in exchange for his testimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time,

russia's ties with immunity? new reaction to the fired national securitity adviser offer to exchange information for protection. >> and white house visit. top democrat of the house intelligence committee accepts the administration's offer to review classified documents. what did adam schiff see? and what will it mean for the controversy surrounding the russia investigation? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight, cnn has new information about how isis and other terror groups have developed bombs small enough to be hidden in electronics and other devices. fbi shows those bombs can evade commonly used airport screening. we're told u.s. intelligence suggests the terrorists have gotten hold of sophisticated airport security equipment to test how well the new bombs can avoid detection. stand by for our exclusive reporting on this threat and how it figures into the new electronics ban on some u.s. bomb flights. also breaking, sources tell cnn there's

the newshour tonight, we take a deep dive into questions surrounding the russia investigation as new revelations shake the white house. then, trump supporters take stock-- what trump supporters in michigan are saying about the his first two months in office. >> what he has said is the truth and i don't think that he has reason to lie. what does he have to gain by lying? nothing. >> woodruff: then, in the final look of our series exploring new p.t.s.d. research. how explosions from battle may have a direct link to the causes of p.t.s.d. >> when the explosion goes off, it, it forms what's called a blast wave. and so here you have a high, high pressure pulse blasting through this delicate instrument called the brain. >> woodruff: and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, because it's that that gives us water, gi

our continuing coverage of the investigation into russia's meddling in the u.s. presidential election. the senate intelligence committee held its first opening session today. democratic and republican leaders promised a thorough inquiry as doubts them out what happened in the house investigation. meanwhile, the new york times reported two white house officials helped to revive -- provide the chairman of the house committee with reports indicating surveillance of president trump's associates. joining me from capitol hill is senator mark warner. the is the ranking democrat and vice chairman of the senate intelligence committee. have askedt -- chairman richard burr to join the program and hope he will do so soon. let me begin with the question of today's testimony. what is the take away from what you heard today? sen. warner: today's testimony focused on the foundation, what did the russians do, why did they do it. this is part of russian doctrine that goes back to the soviet era of spreading misinformation. they have now taken it to a much more modern space in terms of using cy

russia in exchange for immunity. but right now no one is biting. jim, i'll start with you. you have been on top of this. and you have been adamant there is something there. today there was a piece in county journal" saying there are five things we go. there are dozen of document that trump floated around that were not related to russia. reports that were masks, but they were written in such a way that you would know who they were. the ultimate conclusion is devin nunes note the obama administration spied on donald trump official and his transition team. >> and he knows how it was who unmasked those names. trump-russia was what they were going to use to take him down. notify loss for on "the wire" said you come at the king, you best not miss. it looks like they missed. right now they are scrambling. if i put mommy on who did the unmasking. john brennan is would i would put my money on. he's a noted liar. he lied to congress with the cia spying on congress charles: this latest turn much events including representative schiff going to the white house and just leaving moments ago. >> th

important evidence in the russia investigation. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> chris: good evening. i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. the white house is ramping up its argument reporters are focusing on the wrong issue in the investigation into links between the trump campaign and russia. the administration points to new information it says shows the obama team spread classified intelligence about the trump transition for political purposes. chief white house correspondent john roberts starts us off tonight. good evening, john. >> reporter: chris, good evening to you. this controversy has been dogging the white house for a month now ever since the president tweeted out that he was being wirmd by the obama administration. but today the white house began to see a little light at the end of the tunnel. the press secretary today lashed out at questions about white house involvement in providing information to the chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> if everyone was treating the president of the administration fairly, you would ask a series of much different questions about th

trump backs former adviser mike flynn, sacked over his links to russia, and says he should ask for immunity from prosecution. and on newsnight. return to mosul: we follow a bbc journalist exiled from the city and now reunited with his best friend, and will we all be cyborgs soon? we explore transhumanism. hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the president of the european council donald tusk has warned of tough and sometimes confrontational talks ahead, as britain and the european union start two years of brexit negotiations. the eu today published its strategy, refusing theresa may's request to have parallel talks on a future trade deal. mr tusk said there had to be "sufficient progress" on issues such as the status of citizens in each other‘s countries, and the border between northern ireland and the irish republic before future relations could be discussed. and, for the first time, the issue of gibraltar featured in the eu's argument. our europe editor katya adler reports. but brexit has changed all that. this is my first divorce... donald tusk, president of the europe

michael flynn is asking for immunity in exchange for his testimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time, we'r

. that includes former adviser michael flynn's ties with russia. the president sent out this tweet today saying, quote, mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion, end quote. just a few hours ago, the white house press secretary talked about the president's stance. >> he believes that mike flynn should go testify. he thinks that he should go up there and do what he has to do to get the story out. >> flynn resigned after the trump administration said he misled the vice president about his conversations with the russian ambassador to the u.s. >>> a drexel university professor is defending his tweet about a u.s. soldier, a tweet that has him under fire tonight. professor george chick release low meyer tweeted that he was trying not to vomit when a first class passenger gave up his airline seat to a uniformed soldier. the professor later wrote on facebook that he respects american soldiers but not american actions in iraq. drexel says his comments do not represent the university's views. >>> new

, communications, or connections occur between russia and those associated with the campaigns themselves. i will not prejudge the outcome of our investigation. we are seeking to determine if , but is an actual fire there is clearly a lot of smoke. amy: 10 weeks ago today, president trump was sworn in as the 45th president. he faces a growing crisis today over allegations his campaign colluded with russia ahead of the 2016 election. this comes as his former national security advisor michael flynn is reportedly seeking immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony to the fbi and congressional investigators. we will speak with professor robert david english, who wrote a piece for foreign affairs. then u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is meeting with nato after his visit to turkey yesterday, despite concerns turkey is sliding toward a dictatorship. >> i am deeply honored and proud as a representative of the american people to pay my respects to the turkish nation and this eat leader amy: finally, ouimmigration agents tarting a document it organizers for their political work? that

briefed the president on, had nothing to do with russia. >> with me is member of the house foreign affairs committee is david sissilini and matt miller, former spokesperson for the commerce department. congressman, first to you, we just heard from chairman nunes and he said that -- he says, i can tell you that those reports are mostly wrong. this is something i've known about for a very long time, from people who are not affiliated at all with the white house or anybody there. that's partially of what he said. what is he talking about? >> unclear. i mean, mr. nunes has already said that he received this information while he was in a vehicle and from a source that he's not disclosed but then he went to the white house, was shown documents and then returned the following day to present them to the white house -- to the president, then held a press conference. it's very, very inappropriate for our person who is leading an investigation to brief the target of that investigation. this is highly irregular. the story seems to be changing a little bit. i think the main point is that it's very diff

michael flynn was a leading light and russia in the run—up to the election of president trump. according to the guardian, both american and british intelligence had discouraged michael flynn "worrisome" behaviour well before his appointment and raised concerns about his ties to russia, and his capacity for linear thought, whatever that is. don't ask me what it means! i've no idea. we all looked mystified. is it good or bad, a capacity for linear thought? not only will he go down as the shortest ever serving international adviser, isa ever serving international adviser, is a serious person, a former lieutenant general in the us army, he held a major security post under obama and is a seasoned washington insider. it almost takes us back to mccarthyism and the mutual paranoia of the 19505 that you have a national security adviser deposed, just a few months into a government, in return for immunity from prosecution. you are guaranteed to arouse curiosity if you say, i have something to tell you but i cannot tell you what it is unless i have immunity. he wants a book deal. he will

cardin of maryland and marco rubio of florida discuss human rights abuses in russia. then fbi director james comey talks about cybersecurity and data collection. and later a senate hearing on russian hacking and the 2016 elections. join us saturday at 10:30 a.m. eastern as we're live from the national world war i museum in kansas city to mark the epttry into what was call the great war. our guests are matthew nailer, national world warld i national ceo. mitch yog he will son, historical adviser and author of 47 days, how per shing's warriors came of age to defeat the army in world war i. richard falkner, the american soldier in world war i. andorra cart, national world i senior curating live saturday at 10:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. this weekend c-span city's tour with the help of our comcast cable partners will explore the litter rarery seen of chico, california, on c-span 2. in his book, johned by we will&california, the life and writings of a pioneer, 1841 to 1900. >> most important and long lasting relationships for the federal government, though,

message attorney of state rex tillerson took with him. citing russia's ongoing hostility. my client has a story to tell, so says the lawyer for president trump's ex national security adviser as he requests immunity from prosecution in a probe into russian ties. awareness and a few eyebrows. a campaign is launched in mexico tackling sexual harassment on the public transport network. good evening, the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has held talks for the first time in brussels today with the foreign ministers of nato countries. following remarks made by president donald trump nato has been keen to get clarity on just what washington's position is towards the 28 member alliance. spoke of ongoing russian hostility and also echoed trends call for members to pay their fair share. let's listen to what the u.s. secretary of state had to say. we have three important errors we want to talk about, the first is ensuring nato has all of the resources financial and otherwise that are necessary for nato to fulfill its mission. anchor: the u.s. secretary of state speaking there. the nato chi

ambassador in washington, which among other ed lifting u.s. sanctions against russia, which he denied to he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow posted by the tv station russia today and was seated at the same table and vladimir putin. he also lobbied on behalf of another foreign government, turkey, although that wasn't disclosed at the time. today donald trump rallied to his side with this tweet. "mike flint should ask for immunity in that this is a witchhunt, excuse of the election lost by the media and dems of historic proportion." this is what donald trump and michael flynn said during the campaign when it emerged that clinton aides had sought immunity over information over her use of a private e-mail server. mr. trump: if you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for? lt gen flynn: if you are given immunity, you are probably -- you have probably committed a crime. >> he believes that mike flynn should go testify and do what he has to do to get the story out. jon: in the meantime, the russians are dismissing as fake news suggestions they have been up

this afternoon, president trump is calling the investigation into his campaign's ties to russia a witch hunt. now he's urging former national security adviser michael flynn to take immunity. we spoke to nbc political director chuck todd about the investigation involving russia and whether it's starting to overwhelm this presidency. >> it's hard enough that he couldn't get health care through with those political problems. the ideological political problems inside the republican party. throw in the russia crisis and the dysfunction that's inside the west wing, where it's not clear who runs this place after the president, and you have the combination has ground the entire presidency to a halt. that's what should be concerning them. i don't want to use the term lame duck yet, but that's what they are facing here. this assumption that they can't do anything, that it is going to be nothing but stalled status quo for the next year and a half at least if they don't do something to change the direction of this administration. >> "meet the press" with chuck todd airs every sunday morning a

congress about possible leaks to russia, but only on the condition of immunity from prosecution. the president says that is fine, he should tell what he knows. also coming up, fears grow that venezuela could be moving toward a dictatorship after the country's court seizes power from the national assembly. we get the latesfrom the capital there. and turmoil in south africa as the president sacks this man, his finance minister. now threats to the preside's power. ♪ anchor: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. in wasngton dc, dealmaking the world has not seen for a long time. tonight, the u.s. president has backed his former national, michael flynn, saying he is right to testify to congress about the jump -- trump campaign's alleged leaks to russia. he says he is not worried what he will reveal. he is offered to testify only in exchange formmunity from prosecution. reporter: for just over three weeks, he was in the front row at the white house. as national security adviser, michael flynn was in trump's innecircle. the retired army general was a close advisor on trump elect

about the trump campaign's possible ties to russia, but he wants something in exchange, for his testimony "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. i'm natasha brown. >>> i'm ukee washington. michael flynn says he has a story to tell. intelligence committees in the house, senate, fbi are all investigating russia's meddling in the 2016 election. >>> any comment on michael flynn, mr. president. >> reporter: president trump is not answering questions about his former national security advisor but tweeted that michael flynn should ask for immunity, in what he calls , a witch hunt. >>> you want mike flynn to go and be completely open and transparent with the committee and whatever it takes to do that he is supportive of. >> reporter: flynn is looking for legal protection before answering questions, from the fbi and congressional committees investigating russian meddling in the 2016 election, and any ties between the president's associates, and moscow. flynn's lawyer said general flynn certainly has a story to tell and he very much wants to tell it. there must be assurance is a begins unfa

? >> no. >> plus targeted trolg. life ill tamitates art. >> it can't get enough. >> how the russia real life cyberer attack strategy. >> sometimes you can't get what you want. this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. good evening. i'm chuck todd in washington. welcome to friday's "mtp daily." we begin with a presidency on the brink of irrepair. yes, it's early. after 70 days the white house faces a very real possibility of cascading crisis. tremendous damage has been done tots authority and its ability to govern and things seem the just get worse. because the president arguably keeps making them worse. his agenda is stalled so he has declaredar by threatening consvave republicansnd democrats. more and more in his own party are bucking him and in some cases, mocking his attempts at vengeance. the president refuses to acknowledge and he is doubling down on homes and misinformation. arguably a disastrous place to be for a presidency just 70 days old. now we've learn that had the president's former security adviser michael flynn wants immunity to testify on russia. and remember, fo

. he's trying to link the trump family to some of the dynasties in russia that were corrupt and certainly almost mafia style. and this is another fact to do it through presubpoena position, and it's in bad taste. liz: what if this was made to obama? >> well, we've seen him. so, again, this is an opinion this is not journalism. i think it's pretty bad. liz: yeah, you know, you're right, eric. speculation is not facts. opinions are not facts. we're looking for facts here on this show and the rest of fox business. let's get to this, caitlyn. n nbc says president obama's presidency already ended. he's not even in yet. let's take a listen. >> first campaign that i can recall where my party did not talk about what it always stood for. and that is how to maintain a middle class. liz: all right. we're sorry about that, caitlyn. that was the thought we're going to tee up later in this segment. that was joe biden, caitlyn, saying hillary clinton, you basically screwed up. you didn't talk to the middle class about creating jobs. that's joe biden now saying this. what do you think, caitlyn?

before congress on the trump team's possible ties to russia in exchange for immunity. the president's former national security advisor was ousted last months for misleading the white house on his contacts with russia's ambassador. he is now seeking immunity because his lawyer says he has a story to tell. but wants assurances he won't be unfairly prosecuted in a, quote, highly politicized witch-hunt environment. several months back, general flynn characterized immunity deals as admissions of guilt. >> no individual too big to jail. that should include people like hillary clinton. i mean, five people around her have been given iunity to include her former chief of staff. when you are given immunity that means you have probably committed a crime. >> dana: maybe not. president trump once said something similar though about the clinton camp. does he think flynn is guilty of a crime? here is sean spicer's answer earlier. >> he believes mike flynn should go testify. >> with or without immunity? >> that's up to him and his lawyer to decide. i'm not going to give mike flynn or anyone else lega

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about russia' meddling in the 2016 presidential election. fox's garrett tenney has more on the investigation. >> reporter: another white house over shadowed by the investigations into possible conclusion between members of the trump campaign and russian agents. >> any comment on michael flynn, mr. president? >> reporter: president trump was so tight lipped on twitter. backing former national security adviser mike flynn's request for immunity in exchange for his testimony before the house and senate intelligence committees about possible ties to the kremlin during the 2016 electi election. >> i don't think congress should give him immunity f there's an open investigation by the fbi, that should not happen. i also don't believe actually the president should be weighing in on this. >> reporter: adam shift the ranking member on the house intelligence committee said more work needs to be done before any deal is cut. but described flynn's request as grave and momentous. also, fox news confirmed that two white house staffs aided devin nunes the top republican on the house intelligence

the russia hearings in he can change for immunity. also we're learning more now about who at the white house provided those secret documents to house intelligence chair devin nunes. abc's lana zak with more on all these developments. good evening, lana. >> reporter: hi there brian. developments is right. there have been tremendous developments particularly in the last few hours. it looked very unlikely that flynn will in factory receive that immunity. more people are expressing skepticism on that but the big developments really have come in terms of who might have been the person that provided nunes with those documents. white house officials michael ellis was involved in producing classified documents to house intelligence chairman devin nunes. >> i'm not talking to anything. >> reporter: the national security council lawyer previously worked for congressman nunes who faces calls to resign or recuse himself from the house investigation into russia. protesters greeting nunes in his home district. >> we'll continue to investigate russia. it's long been a focus of ours and that hasn't st

looking into russia's election meddling if -- if he's granted immunity for prosecution. president trump says flynn should teach and seek immunity, calling investigation into the trump campaign ties to russia a witch-hunt h.the white house says it's not worried that flynn could implicate the president. >>> the top democrat in the house intelligence committee adam schiff has gone to the white house to review classified material ten days after a pair of white house staffers help provide the secret information to it the republican chairman devin nunes. nunes went public and briefed the president before informing his own committee about the documents which may show tt trump aides were picked up in intelligence collection. i'll talk to republican congressman lei zeldin and our correspondents, analysts and guests, they are standing by with full coverage of the day's top stories. cnn's evan perez and barbara starr joining us now with their exclusive reporting. they reported this story along with jody enda from cnn.com. evan, first of all, what have you learned? >> reporter: well, wolf, cnn has

, theyeral are mostly political. you talk to countries onen one. you hear about u.s.-china, u.s. russia, u.s.-mexico relations. that is the wrong approach. some countries have things we need. we should focus on the aggregate trade deficit if we are worried at all, but trade policy is not the answer. i will stop there. .hanks >> thank you very much. will you pick up the mantle? >> this may be veal time any of you get to see me on the left. [laughter] did you plan this? >> i thought you would enjoy being there for a change. of a dinner i had at the afl-cio in any case, i guess my views are very different than the previous speaker. an identity that a trade deficit equal save benefit. one can say we have a trade deficit as we have a saving deficits. i could run causality in the other direction. if i wanted to debunk the trump administration, that is what i would do. people are wondering how brexit happened or trump happened. i never endorsed donald trump and i and not here to defend his policies. the was worried about economic bomb, iould certainly make at argument. to focus on my argument, it i

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classified documents that could be relevant to the committee's russia probe which just got a new wrinkle. the white house is now urging the president's fired national security adviser to testify before congressional investigators, but before he talks general michael flynn wants immunity to be questioned about possible links between trump associates and russia. his former boss says go for it. even though both flynn and the president have previously insisted if somebody requested immunity they are probably guilty of something. what you're looking at right now is actually president trump in the oval office moments ago signing some executive orders on trade. let's listen in. >> great job. >> both the president and general flynn, of course, have said if you ask for immunity, you must be guilty. you can bet their view of that has changed today. cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny joins me now. jeff, just more drip, drip, drip in the russia probes. >> reporter: john, we're ending the week here with a larger stack of unanswered questions about the russia investigation and suddenly g

testify in the russia probe in exchange for immunity. some critics say it is clear he has something to hide, but there are other reasons. gregg jarrett joining us with his take coming up. melissa: the hea of thhouse intel committee at the white house right now reviewing documents that could shed light on any surveillance of the trump transition team. a live report from the white house is next. >> there is, there is a concern that people misused, mishandled, misdirected classified information, leaks it out, spread it out, violated civil liberties and the potential that should, that that happened should concern every single american. mother? umm..she's doing good. she needs more care though. she wants to stay in her house. i don't know even where to start with that. first, let's take a look at your financial plan and see what we can do. ok, so we've got... we'll listen. we'll talk. we'll plan. baird. ifover time it canr fromlead to cavities and bad breath. that's why there is biotene, the # 1 dry mouth brand recommended by dentists. biotene. for people who suffer from a dry mouth. ♪ wh

campaign's ties to russia. well, today the president in weighing in along with the white house and congressional democrats and let's start there. the democrat on the house intelligence committee the lead democrat said it's too early to consider an immunity deal for president trump's former national security adviser. in a statement michael flynn's lawyer said he certainly has a story to tell and he very much wants to tell it. president trump weighed in on twitter saying mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt. excuse for a big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion. today white house press secretary sean spicer responded to abc's jonathan karl who says in the past both president trump and flynn publically linked requests for immunity to guilt. >> so does the president think that mike flynn is guilty of a crime. >> he believes that mike flynn should go testify. he thinks that he should go up there and do what he had as to do to get the story out. >> with or without immine in the. >> that's up to him and his lawyer to decide. i'm not going to gi

congress and/or the fbi about russia. if he's given immunity. earlier today president trump tweeted mike flynn should ask for immunity and that this is a witch hunt. an execution for a big election loss. in the same briefing that we referenced, mr. spicer said the president just wants flynn to testify, be open and transparent with the committee and whatever it takes to get there. he says he's supportive of it. remember for confession, flynn was fired by the president after he was misleading to the vice president. back to you, neil. >> neil: the white house is saying the president wants to get general flynn out there, testify. it's up to him whether he wants immunity or not. whether that will make a big difference one way or not, jordan here with us. if you were advising the general as your client, would you tell him to push for immunity? >> i would. i think because there's a distinction between general flynn, neil and the others say that we'll testify, roger stone, paul manafort, these were not folks that ever served in this administration. they also don't have 30-plus years of gove

immunity in exchange for talking about russia. >> mr. trump tweeted today, mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion. flynn is talking with the house and senate intelligence committees about obtaining immunity from prosecution if he testifies. but a top democrat with the house committee said today it's too early to consider an immunity deal for the former nsc adviser. sources tell nbc news the senate panel has already turned down flynn's request. this afternoon, the white house press secretary was clear when asked about concerns over potentially damaging information flynn may have. >> is the white house concerned that general flynn has damaging information about the president, his aides and associates, about what occurred during the campaign with respect to russia? >> nope. >> general flynn's ties to russia have been scrutinized by the fbi and are under investigation by both committees. >>> president donald trump is touting his efforts to boost american manufacturing. he met with the national

his contacts with russia. but he's only go to do it in exchange for assurances of immunity from the justices department house and senate intelligence committees. president trump endorsing a call for immunity in a tweet this morning. nbc's ken dilanian and i have been on the phone with congressional sources all day. neither the house nor senate committees seem willing to make an offer of immunity to flynn, at least not yet. a senior congressional official telling us the senate intel committee turned flynn's lawyer down. adam schiff tweeting today that lots of work needs to be done before they can even think about it.watching at the white house as well, as the president was speaking, schiff walking into the building on the white house grounds, going to review the documents that prompt the devin nunes to hold that stunning press conference last week. nbc news' hans nichols is at the white house. hans, is schiff currently looking at this intelligence, what's going on? >> reporter: we think he's still in the eisenhower old executive office building. there's a hedge and a wrought iron fen