sessions will also face the senate intelligence committee tomorrow and the testimony will be public. cnn's jessica schneider has all the late on the russia investigation. jessica? >> well, you know, jake, it's fair to say that tomorrow's testimony, it will be intensified in the wake of james comey's accusations last week that sessions left him alone with the president and didn't respond when comey told sessions the president made him uncomfortable, but questions do remain about how wide-ranging jeff sessions' testimony will be and will the white house try to intervene? >> it's an honor to be able to serve of you in that regard. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions praising the president in today's cabinet meeting. >> you're right, jeff, thank you very much. >> it followses of tensions between the two over sessions' recusal over the russia investigation back in march. sessions will testify tomorrow in front of the senate intelligence committee. sources say he tried to raise a closed hearing and after objections from democrats agreed to speak publicly. the white house is still weighing whether to exert executive privilege to preclude some of sessions' testimony.