one of the subpoenas is for michael flynn. the chairman refused for months reviewed the redacted mueller report and healthy attorney general and content. meanwhile, adam schiff cut a deal with the department. if the goal is to get testimony, our chair is failing. if the goal is for political theater, we are winning. the chairman also threatened to subpoena special counsel before the july break. hethe build his promise and force the chairman''s hand. now instead of having a hearing where we are getting to ask robert mueller questions we are having our legs cut out from under us by limiting the questions. not all republicans and democrats members will be able to ask questions. this is an odd format as a result of the chairman is not taking seriously this information and moving forward. let me just bring up it is against house rules. of that is another probably never had a problem here -- in the last 6.5 months. the democrat members are not happy about it. it's a show of force and a chance for the chairman to prove to his rank-an

one of the subpoenas is for michael flynn. a person ipsi is close to bringing in after issuing him a subpoena last month. the chairman refused to review the the report and held the attorney general in contempt. meanwhile adam shif got access to the underlying documents. if the goal is information or testimony our chair is failing. but he if the goal is political theater we are winning chairman shif also threatened to subpoena the special counsel and he forced the chairman's hand. now instead of a hearing where all of the members get to ask questions we are having our legs cut out from under us by limiting questions not all republican members will be able to ask questions and not all democrat members will ask questions processes an odd format is the result of chairman not taking seriously this information and moving forward and we're all here to suffer it. in fact let me bring up it's against house rules but that's another problem we've never had a problem with here in the last six and a half months and the democrat minneapolis

. >> and then when michael flynn a few days after flynn entered a guilty plea for lying to federal agents and indicated his intent to cooperate with that investigation, trump asked to speak to sessions alone again in the oval office and again asked sessions to unrecuse himself. true? >> i refer you to the report for that. >> page 109, volume 2. thank you, sir. you know of any point when the president personally expressed anger or frustrations at sessions? >> i have to pass on that. >> do you recall, i think it's page 78 of volume 2, the president told sessions you were supposed to protect me, you were supposed to protect me, or words to that effect? >> correct. >> and is the attorney general supposed to be the attorney general of the united states of america or the concigulory? >> correct. >> so sessions could supervise the investigation in a way that would restrict its scope. is that correct? >> rely on the report. >> how could sessions have restricted the scope of your investigation? >> well, i'm not going to speculate. if he -- quite obviously, if he took over or was attorney general,

it appears michael flynn did not ask for approval when he took thousands of dollars from russia today. as a former military officer, that would be against us law. the us tones down the rhetoric on north korea after the entire us senate is summoned to the white house for a briefing on the crisis. another terror alert in the heart of london. a man is arrested carrying knives near downing street during a stop and search. in france, the two presidential candidates are trawling for votes... quite literally. we will be live in nice this evening where le pen is setting out her second round campaign. in this run up to 100 days, we'll get the view of the voters, including tom and gretschen — now united in holy matrimony, but still divided on donald trump. we're not in election mode any more. now we have a president. until he's impeached. i think that's coming very soon. but i still love you. hello, i am katty kay in london, christian fraser is in london. -- i'm in —— i'm in washington. here is a picture you may have seen before. donald trump's former national security adviser, mike flynn

flynn the national security adviser who was demoted. that is their spin on it. i think this is the forces of mcmaster asserting themselves in the photos. let s go back to president trump's press conference a little earlier. he has been holding talks with king abdullah ofjordan. it's the second arab leader he has met this week, ahead of that crucial meeting with the chinese president xijinping tomorrow. let s have a listen to what else he had to say. the king has been a leader in calling for a plan to defeat islamic state once and for all and i am with you on that. we are both leaders on that, believe me. that is what we speak about the date and that is what we are going to do. it will be a shorterfight what we are going to do. it will be a shorter fight than a lot of people are thinking about, believe me. we have made tremendous strides as we have made tremendous strides as we have discussed. i don't want to sound too sceptical that we are in this position became president trump has said, as he did during the campaign, i have a secret p

adviser, michael flynn. 0f national security adviser, michael flynn. of course he would have been in the president's here with regard to north korea but he has faced his own headlines over the weekend. as a diplomat you would understand that he had to work the back channels with the russians and he would have been talking about sanctions. would that be a problem view? no. i think the national security adviser, obviously he has a lot of questions to answer. yes, it is a problem if there were discussions while president 0bama was still the president. he will have to answer that with the president, the vice president, other groups. the national security adviser is key on decisions on security issues like north korea, iran, russia. he orshe coordinates the state department, defence department, cia, joint policy recommendations that go to the president. while i think general flynn deserves a day in court, obviously, this issue on the russian discussions needs to be cleared up and very soon. we have had our two—

well, first of all, i would like to thank michael flynn for his service, many yea rs of michael flynn for his service, many years of service to his country, but obviously, this conversation raises a lot of questions about the trump administration is with russia and taking into account mr trump's state m e nts taking into account mr trump's statements during the campaign and this has raised a lot of concerns in europe. back in january, you said that you had been encouraged by the trump transition team and you felt it was an administration that was going to be more pragmatic when it came to issues like nato and russia, do you still feel that way? yes, absolutely. i think mr trump has appointed some very good people in the security team. the secretary of state of the secretary of defence, also the cia director, all of them have made very reassuring statements on the us commitment to collective defence. based on that, i am confident that when nato will have a summit in may, it will be a summit that will send a very clear message to who is a concern, that the article five commitment, the c

michael flynn, general flynn, is a wonderful man. i think he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media, in many cases. after the chaotic downfall of the national security adviser, critics in congress want to know who is in charge at the white house. also tonight: a new administration, a new relationship and yet another attempt to find peace between the israeli's and the palestinians. the united states will encourage a peace and really a great peace deal, we will be working on it very, very diligently. nationalist, anti—immigrant, in power. why poland's controversial government provokes protest but still retains great support. welcome to the programme. i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser's in london. nonsense is how president trump describes news reports that his campaign team were in regular contact with russian officials during the election campaign. he followed up with this tweet: "information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes and @washingtonpost by the intelligence com

flynn having meetings with the russian ambassador. that is what you do. you can't then not say what those can tacts were. that cost flynn hisjob. it is leading to a lot of pressure. it raises questions about what they were talking about? what is there to hide? whether the trump campaign colluded with the russians to interfere in the american election, we still have no evidence that that is the case? we have absolutely not a sin till la of evidence they concluded and there was stuff going backwards and forwards. that is the big issue here. the administration is is making life more complicated for itself. when jeff making life more complicated for itself. whenjeff sessions was having the hearings it was clear that russia was a big issue. why didn't he say i met the russian am was bass dosh ties in connection with the armed services committee, thatis with the armed services committee, that is it. there is conle text. because 20 of the 27 members of the k armed services committee did not meet with the ambassador, that is including the cha

michael flynn did speak to the ambassador about sanctions.” michael flynn did speak to the ambassador about sanctions. i think he has been treated unfairly by the media. asi he has been treated unfairly by the media. as i call it the fake media in many cases. where are you from? bbc. there is another beauty. the british government begins the process of leaving the european union. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. america's policy as serious as confusing. after the tomahawks, what now? we agreed that the government should call a general election. the transition of power is underway in france. washington is in uproar after the sudden and highly unusual dismissal of the head of the fbi. manchester is a city in mourning. 22 people killed at a concert. mr trump, look at that, the trump brush off but, the montenegrin prime minister. the united states will would withdraw from the paris climate accord. it is myjudgment i was fired because of the russia investigation. will they also tell russia not to interfere in n

flynn, over his contacts with the russians. we will bring you all about when it comes. donald trump has decided not to move the us embassy in israel tojerusalem for now. the president signed the legal waiver that keeps the embassy in tel aviv. the white house says donald trump remains committed to eventually moving the embassy to jerusalem, but the delay is intended to maximise the chances of negotiating a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. pakistan has rejected afghan allegations that it was involved in a massive bomb attack in kabul. pakistan was accused of supporting the afg han—affiliated haqqani network, which the afghan intelligence service has blamed for the attack. no armed group has officially claimed responsibility for the attack. 90 people died in the bombing, which struck in kabul‘s most secure district. the british politician, nigel farage, who's a trump ally and the driving force behind last yea r‘s brexit referendum, has described as hysterical, reports that he too is a person of interest in th

he repeated michael flynn had not done anything wrong but had misled the president. then he said i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go. letting the thing go. he is a good guy, i hope you can let this go. the issue seems to be weathered donald trump somehow obstructed justice and put pressure onjames comey to drop investigations and from reading the statement, is james comey going to say yes there was obstruction of justice? comey going to say yes there was obstruction ofjustice?|j comey going to say yes there was obstruction ofjustice? i think he is going to fudge it a bit. in his memo he writes i understood the president to be requesting bubble drop in investigation of michael flynn in connection with false state m e nts flynn in connection with false statements about his conversations with the russian ambassador in december. i did not understand him to be talking about the broader investigation into russia. then he goes on to say he kept it close within his fbi team, he did not inform the attorney general. this is a fine line for the former director

flynn. there we re general mike flint. —— flynn. there were other things. i do think some significant new developments happened today with regard to the ongoing investigation. but was there anything actually criminal do you think in what the president did? katty, that is not a conclusion for me to make. i'm going to be careful about reaching a conclusion like that. that's why we have special counsel. 0ne that. that's why we have special counsel. one thing that was important to hear from the former fbi director who has i think fairly good knowledge into what that ongoing investigation into potential criminal activity by folks in the administration looks like is that jim comey said he thought it was appropriate and possible for the senate to continue its investigations and for the special counsel to conduct his investigation that they could move forward at the same time without interfering with each other. just coming back to the attorney general. mr comey said in his written testimony whi

just yesterday the issued grand jury subpoenas to some of michael flynn's associates. this has been heating up and he gets fired, it looks like a blatant attempt to interfere with an ongoing investigation. are you suggesting the fbi was getting too close to the russian, trump ties and that is why comey was fired? i'm suggesting that the fact that the investigation was heating up and that they were pursuing it more vigorously than they had been in fact it has just been reported that comey asked for additional resources from the justice department within the last ten days to conduct the investigation and the guillotine comes down on him. so i think this smells to high heaven. what does this do to america's democratic institutions? i think it really makes it more difficult for the united states of america first of all to talk with moral authority around the world. here at home we are going to demand the appointment ofa are going to demand the appointment of a special prosecutor, that is the only way we can restore any kind of faith and integrity in the process to make sur

it looks like mr trump protected michael flynn, put him in as national security adviser, out of some sense of loyalty and that he felt he had a right to interfere into the probe of russia, by firing james comey, putting pressure on him not to investigate michael flynn, does this raise questions for you about not so much if there is some nefarious deal between the trump administration and the russian government but whether mr trump has the character or the temperament to be able to make a success of his presidency? we all know that president trump lacked political experience, lacked experience in governing, did not fully understand or appreciate the rules and laws that are involved when you are president of the united states. it shows in the way he behaved here. it was more the behaviour of somebody who operates is in the real estate industry, in new york city, as opposed to the president of the united states. a lot of questions. behaviour that does not take into consideration the possibility of violating possible laws, he was acting more out of personal concern for what was happening

wheels have the in the senate judicial committee into michael flynn. then there's the enquiry within the house oversight committee into macro one —— comey‘s memos. and then thejustice department investigation lot. so what they are saying is that even though robert muller will take the lead on everything, these enquiries will continue. is amazing they getting anything else done. with that amount of enquiries into links to russia. here is what people are starting to say, top democrats have said to me, we like the investigations, we want to make sure we can keep our role in them, we don't want them all handed over to the fbi. but we also don't want them wrapped up too soon because we hope they are still highly of the president as he goes into the mid—term elections next year cars we feel this is good for democrats. so everybody is playing a game here. and it's good, because that will be seenin and it's good, because that will be seen in the public domain whereas robert muller will be very private. and could go on for years. something that will not

just days after donald trump had been elected michael flynn was named as national security adviser. 0n the 18th november, just days after trump had been elected, michael flynn was named as the national security adviser. 0n the 29th december, gen flynn phoned the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. that same day president 0bama was announcing new sanctions on russia. and for the next month, trump's press secretary and his vice president were insisting that sanctions had not been discussed during that call. but the acting attorney general, sally yates, told the hearing yesterday she had warned white house counsel on 26th january about her concerns that general flynn had misled vice president pence. on 9th february the washington post broke the story that flynn and kislyak had discussed sanctions. four days later — and maybe only because the washington post had published its investigation — general flynn resigned as the national security adviser. that was 18 days after white house councel don mcgahn had first been told. jon sobel is here. your chairman of the board of a major company,

his father hired katherine flynn, the same investigator suspended this week could tell attorney -- week's attorney. johnson's longtime attorney considers hiring flynn a conflict of interest. this source says phylicia barnes died from the fixation. johnson was seen with a large container around the time she disappeared. johnson's attorney says his client maintains his innocence, and police rushed to judgment in a circumstantial case. david collins, wbal tv of revenues. >> thank you. the state's attorney is involved in the investigation against the lead investigator in the disappearance. daniel nicholson's suspension came this week, when sources say his team lead and on authorize raid into an apartment. >> this is a matter that is completely separate them that which is currently under investigation. if i thought for a moment that any of the allegations involving him impacted on this case, we would not have brought it. >> fred bernstein also denies there was anything unusual about the indictment of the case, and the daniel nicholson case have been so close sit there. according to police repo

general michael flynn is scheduled to talk national security and international relations. the speech is 4:30 this afternoon. the event is free and open to the public. >> new this morning, a former >> it was in jeopardy. miss america 2012 has agreed to be the director of the pageant and the first order of business is picking a date and location for the contest. she won in 2012 after being crowned miss kenosha and miss wisconsin. >> right now, oprah is in milwaukee. the caption reads you know you are home when there on the floor and the men are making breakfast. steadman is there in the kitchen. she lived in milwaukee as a child. she's got family members in southeast wisconsin, including a mom, half sister and nieces and cousins. >> it is a dance off today on ellen. >> always. she and emma stone show off their moves. >> oh, she needs help. >> ellen is walking away with that. >> she talks about the new movie la la land. that is followe at 5:00. >> we need help with getting out the winter coats and gloves and mittens and scarves. it is really, really chilly out there. >> yes,

michael flynn and allen romberg have been regular contributors to the china leadership monitor as well as making many other contributions in the field and they'll speak for the first period until 10:45. james was here a moment ago, but has been called away by a family emergency and had to leave so he will not be here this morning. you can find his writings in the china leadership monitor and we're sorry he can't be with us and wish him well and all he's having to manage this morning. the -- oh, i wanted to mention, as you look around the room you may see no one here actively working for the brookings institution. that's not a protest. they've been called off to a mandatory retreat and would love to be here with us as well. so, in case you're looking for somebody you don't see, it's one of those things that happen. i'd like to get started, and the order we have is for you to speak first, michael. and then to alan. >> thanks very much, doug. that's a pleasure to be part of this effort. i have been writing for the china leadership monitor now for, i don't know, alan, how long? >> quite a

of trump asking comey to end the flynn investigation because it really sort of elevated this story to another level, and mueller was appointed right after that. and it changed the story where it wasn't just a russian collusion story. it was a story about the president's conduct in office and about his efforts to influence comey. and it was also fascinating on an interpersonal level just between comey and trump in that trump so misunderstood comey. if there is anyone who would not take to that kind of a statement and would turn it around and use it against trump, it would be comey. and the dynamic of trump asking comey for his loyalty is just such a misreading. it is such an unforced error by the president that has created this larger cloud over his administration, not only from a legal perspective, investigation perspective, but from a human perspective i found it interesting. but for us it has been an incredible year where we see this very competitive fight with the post. and as much -- margaret: yet, we are all so friendly. [laughter] michael: in as much as that can be annoying, it

michael flynn tapped for national security advisor gets high praise. former cia director mike hayden successful in the fight against terrorism. he's also been criticized if for recent comments tweeting that fear of muslims is rational. and this august 2016 speech on islam. >> it's like cancer. it's like a malignant cancer. >> but trump's most controversial pick may be his chief white house strategist steve bannon. the he has been vilified as a raisin and charges he denies. telling the hollywood reporter that darkness is good. bannon tells the magazine. >>> 7:06. a wyoming man has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend's toddler. logan rogers told authorities he dumped the boy's body in a started a devastating wildfire will have to pay for the damage. the cold springs fire destroyed eight homes. the campers responsible will serve two years of work release and will have to pay more than $1 million. >>> colorado says no to marijuana use in bars. a ruling prohibits pot use 3 anywhere with a liquor license. that's a blow to denver's newly approved social

michael flynn was named national security advisor. he is best known for that infamous lock her up chance relating to hillary clinton at the rnc. a political analyst says these choices cause concerns, especially sessions who has a history of recently charged -- racially charged comments. >> the country is really concerned about diversity and what happened in the campaign. senator sessions could have a real problem getting approval by the senate. >> trump is supposed to meet with mitt romney this coming their relationship. >>> donald tru has talked about punishing city seemed -- cities that don't tow the line on immigration enforcement and denver and aurora are saying it's a federal issue, not bears. but cities do get federal funds. last year, denver received $175 million from the feds, much of it going to transportation, housing, and law-enforcement. could we lose out on those funds? >> we accept the possibility of at risk. we as a how strongly we support our residents and our obligations to those residents. if that's the risk, we will

. >> michael flynn was just named the national security advisor. at the republican national corrupt chant against hillary clinton. he wrote i do not believe all cultures are morally equivalent. he said he is deeply concerned about the inflammatory remarks. the transition team has filled one more spot. currennly a member of the committee as director of the cia. >> trump plans to meet with mitt romney over the weekend. they have exchanged heated words in the past. maggie rulli , abc news, washington. >>> donald trump has agreed to a settlement. the new york attorney general announced today trump university failed to deliver the real estate investigators. >>> a school flash crash in tennessee this morning. heading to an academic leadership event. >>> a teenager was arrested in ohio. the whole incident was streamed online. during the disturbing facebook live video the 15-year-old moved around a rifle and fired. the teenager seemed to find the gunfire >> you are just sitting in your home watching television and you hear something like that, that would f

and leading the pack in the half marathon for women, from ethiopia and ricky flynn from lynchburg, virginia. >> overall it was a good workout. >> reporter: another local man in the full marathon, no stranger to big wins, michael wardian. >> this was of. >> this is a huge win. i won almost every edition of this race. it's really special. my wife and kids are here. >> reporter: there were also folks running in packs for a good cause. >> my run today was for a dear friend, kimberly vaughn and her family and the loss of a navy seal, vaughn. we want to raise awareness for military and armed forces and all the sacrifices they make. >> reporter: top it off with a couple of wedding proposals and you can say it was a successful race all around. 9 news now. >> good stuff. >>> coming up tonight on 9 news now. >> it's getting a little closer. i think i need a little -- i woulding a little leery. >> talk about a nightmare. it's all too real for one neighborhood where overnight flooding brings a massive morning mess. we're going to take you there. >>> no letup on the campaign trail for the presidential h

. >>> he selected former lieutenant michael flynn as national security advisor, thats do not require senate approval and that's for republican and did not get along with trump during the presidential race. here's what you can expect tomorrow on meet the press. >>> he's started to pick up speed, he's made his first appointment jeff session force are attorney general, we'll discuss the transition process and his attempts to disentangle his own business from the business of government with his preeves, well chuck scheimer takes over on meet the press, is he the leader of the democrats or is bernie sanders the leader of the democratic party. we'll get his take on what they have to do to win back working class america, and what happened in michigan where working people decided to go with trump instead of clinton. all of that on meet the press. we'll see you sunday. >> it will answer where he is >> i would like to know -- >> on channel 20, at 9:00 a.m. >> yes. >>> well, today is a big day for the buffs, they take on the number 22 ranked washington state cougars. >> so, cu fans filled the s

donald trump asked retired army lieutenant general michael flynn to be his national security advisor. as the trump campaign may be prepared to bury a major hatchet. >> is former massachusetts governor mt romney, one of trump's harshest critics during the campaign, on a short list for secretary of state? the two are set to meet this weekend. >>> clobbered. the season's first heavy round of snow blanketing the midwest. accidents piling up. another foot expected. that storm on the move with parts of the northeast bracing for more than 15 inches. ? i can't stop the feeling ? >>> and that's a wrap.

flynn. convicted. >> mccabe sent -- >> you know, this is why we can't get any place because even if you got a conviction if they discredit the conviction and they say so and so lie they wouldn't never accept -- >> i think you're going to find things that come out about that. >> manafort? >> i don't even know -- i don't know him. but they're financial crimes that were committed before he even met donald trump. that's why i'm poo-pooing this stuff. >> i want to make sure we get this quote in. this is from page 172. don't know if -- actually leona blakey our producer pointed this out because i missed it completely. pardon me. this is about loretta lynch. at that time we were alerted to some materials that had come into possession of the united states government that came from a classified source. the source and content of that material remain classified as i write this. had it become public, the unverified material would undoubtedly be used on the opponent to cast doubt on the attorney general'

how about michael flynn. do you expect that one? >> mccabe -- >> this is why we can't get any place. even if you get a conviction, they say so and so -- never accept anybody -- >> things come out about that. i don't know him and -- financial crimes were committed -- that is why i am pooh-poohing this stuff. >> host: i want to get this quote in from page 172. leona blakey, our producer pointed this out. i missed it completely. this is about loretta lynch. at that time, we were alerted to some materials that came into possession of the united states government from a classified source. the source and content of that material remains classified as i write this. had it become publicly unverified material wouldn't deadly have been used by opponents to cast serious doubt on the atty. gen.'s independence. >> glad you brought that up. i was appalled, if i stick up for her, how do you sit there and say i have information about you, it is classified. that was appalling the that was in the book. >> it peaks my interest but there is so little d

they never accept anybody on their side -- >> we will leave michael flynn because i think you will find things that come out about that. [talking over each other] there are financial crimes, all committed before the met donald trump. that's what i am pooh-poohing the stuff. >> before you run out of time on make sure we get this quote in. this is from page 172. i don't know if -- actually our producer pointed this out because i missed it completely. this is about loretta lynch. at that time we were alerted to some materials that had come into possession of the united states government that came from a classified source. the source and content of that material remains classified as i write this. had it become public, the unfair it might -- unverified which are undoubtedly would've been used by opponents to cast serious doubt on the attorney generals independence in connection with the clinton -- >> i'm glad you brought that up because it makes one mypoints. i i was just appalled and i'm nt a great fan of loretta lynch but if i were to stick up for her, how can you sit there and say i've g

flynn? he was convicted. >> this is why we can't get anyplace but they never would have accepted anybody else. >> manafort i don't know. but the financial crimes those are against donald trump so. >> now before we run out of time this is from page 172 hour producer pointed this out i missed it completely. this is about loretta lynch. at that time we were alerted to some materials that had come into possession of the united states government that came from a classified source the source and content of that material remain classified as a right this. had to become public the unverified material one undoubtedly had been used by opponents casting serious doubt on the attorney general's independence in connection with the clinton administration. >> i was appalled i'm not a fan of her but how you sent their and say i have information about you and it is classified. i think that is appalling that was in the book. >> it does peek my interest but there are several details there. >> he didn't want to

flynn and then more accessibly was trumps concern the reports in the infamous dossier would, about trumps contacts with russian prosecutes in various activities that he would entice them into engagement. i think comey and trump are opposite of a child. >> do you find the book convincing? >> entirely convincing of the phalanx there's not a lot of analytical or theoretical gift to it. and clearly about the hillary stuff is extremely nervous. essentially what he says as he felt he had an obligation to reveal their and ago after and to go after those e-mails and make it public despite their doj regulations did favor the string the election process. he thought it was clear hillary clinton would be president didn't want to be responsible for that. he felt like he needed to tell the world there are reopening the investigation. there could be more e-mails that could change the outcome. i've got questions about their two. usually when there's not grounds they say were not prosecuted. they don't launch into an hour-long dissection of the motives of the person. that struck me as bizarre. and how you

they never would accept anybody on their-- >> leave michael flynn because you'll find things that come out in that thing. >> manafort? >> i don't know him. >> he's not on your team. >> they're all financial crimes committed before he met donald trump so that's why i'm pooh-poohing this stuff. before we run out of time. i want to make sure we get this quote in from page 172. i don't know if-- actually our producer pointed it out and i missed it completely. pardon me. this is about loretta lynch. at that time we were alerted to some materials that had come into the possession of the united states government, that came from a classified source. the source and content of that material remained classified, as i write this. had it become public, the unverified material would undoubted will i have been used by opponents to cast serious doubt on the attorney general's independence in connection with the clinton investigation. >> i'm glad you brought that up. i was appalled, i'm not a great fan of loretta lynch and i would stick up for her, but how can you say hey, i've got information about yo

how about michael flynn? you accept that one? >> looking since. >> this is why we can't get any place, because even if you've got conviction, if they disagree with a conviction a say they never would accept that anybody on their side. >> you believe michael flynn because i think he's done fine things coming out about that. and i don't even know.i don't know him. >> but financial look at the financial crimes, they'reall committed . so that's why i'm pursuing this stuff. >> before we run out of time i want to make sure we get this quote in from page 172. i don't know if it's actually, leona blake yard our producer pointed this out. because i missed it completely. pardon me, this is about loretta lynch. at that time, we were alerted to some material that had come into the possession of the united states government. came from a classified source . the source and content of that material remained classified as i write this. >> and it become public, the unverified material would undoubtedly have been used opponents against the cast ser

and by his appointment of certain advisor such as michael flynn and frank gassman. the palestinian authority said it would rescind its recognition of israel and the authorities' already compromised legitimacy would be further degraded at a time when demonstration of violence seem possible. the politics term, of the conflict would shift away. from what has been the stasis of pursuing an increasingly illusory two state solution toward the eventual consolidation of a binational state. with the focus being on the democratic or nondemocratic character of that state. practically speaking, there would be legal challenges to moving the embassy to a proposed site in jerusalem. there were properties seized and claimed as palestinian in 1948. the move would provide new problemsties and legal union,u.s. and european that people that were confined to the past. given the negative implications , he made postpone. he could blame other actors for blocking the move. some of his advisers, like the secretary of defense nominee general james mattis, appeared to oppose policies backed by

. >> in prepared testimony or week later, another warning by michael flynn. he writes -- as we have seen, that's just what happened. so why the wait for the response ? for too long there was an assumption that the president could ignore the threat. >> the policy from the get go has been to get out of the middle east and pivoted to asia. the assumption has been if we leave the middle east, the middle east will leave us alone. >> that is not the case and probably won't be for a very long time. live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc seven breaking news. >> that breaking news tonight coming in from potomac where investigators are on two different scenes. fire in a garage with one person dead inside. the other, just a few miles away, at deadly car crash. investigators are trying to figure out of these cases are connected. >> an investigation is underway in the deadly car crash that happened on piney meetinghouse road near river road. roads in front of both scenes are shut down. >> breaking news coverage from the scene. what have we learned? >> it se

the russia investigation ramping up, as a tweet sent from the president's account about michael flynn is raising new questions. the president's lawyer now saying he wrote it. >>> moore momentum? the new poll showing republican roy moore leading the alabama senate race, despite several allegations of sexual misconduct. what senator mitch mcconnell, who once asked moore to step aside, is now saying. >>> winter blast. the big temperature drop about to send a shiver throughout the country. winter weather alerts affecting millions. >>> flu danger. health officials warning flu season is off to a fast start. the number of cases spiking, and the concerning headline about the flu shot. >>> caught in the act. 'tis the season for crooks to prey on your packages.

flynn. both are known to be under investigation. manafort's team says he has no indication of any charges coming out against him right now. so far no response from flynn's team. >> typically the reason you keep it secret is you don't want the defendant to know. >> believe me, if you're the person, you know. >> the president has long dismissed the russia investigation as a politically motivated witch hunt. >> the whole russia thing was an excuse for the democrats losing the election. >> trump continues to press that theme on twitter today. writing, all of this russia talk, right when the republicans are making their big push for historic tax cuts and reform. is this coincidental? not. still unclear whether trump himself is under investigation. >> i can't comment on that, george. i can't answer that one way or the other. >> you wouldn't know whether robert mueller is investigating the president? >> i can't comment on that at all. >> if and when an arrest does come, it's likely all of washingto

in florida today, the president meeting with at least four possible replacements, after michael flynn was forced to resign. that announcement, expected to be coming soon. >> and mary joins us from florida. you just showed us who interviewed today. are these the final four? and two other big-name candidates no longer in the mix? >> reporter: two contenders have already taken themselves out of the running. david petraeus and robert harward. the president did meet with the four others today. and now we're learning there could be even more contenders being considered in the coming days. tom? >> mary, thank you. >>> now to the new headline in the murder case gripping the midwest. tonight, state police say a mystery man seen nearby is the main suspect in the killing of two girls. here's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: tonight, police on the hunt for that man now suspected in the murders of abby williams, 13, and liberty german, 14. the teens' deaths leaving the community shaken and scared. it all started monday. the girls going for a hike, dropped off by a relative at this trail in delphi,

in florida today, the pres possible replacements, after michael flynn was forced to resign. that announcement, expected to be coming soon. >> and mary joins us from florida. you just showed us who interviewed today. are these the final four? and two other big-name candidates no longer in the mix? >> reporter: two possible contenders have already taken themselves out. and now we're learning there could be even more contenders being considered in the coming days. tom? >> thank you. >>> turning to the deadly weather in the west. the death toll from the storm rising while they brace for a new round of he haavy rain. as cleanup efforts continuing. and the fire truck here's marci gonzalez in l.a. with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, parts of california bracing for a second round of dangerous rain. in maxwell, voluntary evacuation orders under way. that community already underwater. this elementary school, flooded. with torrential downpours expected overnight. >> i have a suitcase packed. >> this is our home. to leave here, it's, what am i going to do? >> reporter: some families

flynn, whose case is now under special review by attorney general bill barr. >> i think roger stone's been treated unfairly. i think general flynn has been treated very unfairly. i think a lot of people have been treated unfairly. >> reporter: these are just the kind of comments that barr told abc's pierre thomas are making his job impossible. >> to have public statements and tweets made about the department, about people in the department, make it impossible for me to do my job. >> are you making his job impossible? >> yeah, i do make his job harder, i do agree with that, i think that's true. he's a very straight shooter. we have a great attorney general, and he's working very hard. >> reporter: the president said he hasn't actually intervened in any of these cases, but he insisted he could if he wanted to. >> i'm allowed to be totally involved. i'm actually i guess the chief law enforcement officer of the country. >> reporter: he's been asked that before, but when he was asked he said he hasn't given any thought to pardoning stone. even as he said that he said stone has been treated

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among them the president's concern about michael flynn that he lacked judgment. here's jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: 15 pages of meticulous description, written in real time, detailing the interactions of a president and an fbi director. james comey wrote the first one the day he met the president-elect, briefing him at trump tower. >> i just wanted to get it done and get out of there. >> reporter: as soon as he got back to his car, comey started typing. noting, "i wrote this less than five minutes after the meeting and have tried to use actual words spoken." he recounts briefing trump on the so-called steele dossier that claimed the russians had videotaped trump with prostitutes in moscow. comey writes, "trump interjected, 'there were no prostitutes. there were never prostitutes.'" in a later meeting at the white house, comey writes "the president said 'the hookers thing' is nonsense but that putin had told him 'we have some of the most beautiful hookers in the world.'" the russians deny that conversation ever took place. although a few weeks earlier, as p

flynn and george papadopoulos. they call it "a systematic effort to muddy the waters and to deflect attention away from the president. >> let's get to cecilia vega, live at the white house. the report also mentions the trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer. we're finding her ties to the putin regime are deeper? >> reporter: yes, look at what she told nbc today. i'm a lawyer and an informant. since 2013, i have been actively communicating with the office of the russian general. >> thank you. >>> and a sheriff's deputy shot and killed. officers going door to door now. and what we're learning tonight. here's linzie janis. >> reporter: tonight, with the manhunt for suspected cop killer john williams intensifying, news of a possible motive. williams on the run since wednesday, suspected of killing corporal eugene cole and stealing his cruiser. caught minutes later on surveillance video allegedly robbing this convenience store. sources say corporal cole may have been targeted after he was involved in the arrest of