committees but what will we say and what will he say and what more does he know? will we ever see him before these committees? with us as well charley savage, msnbc contributor and legal reporter for the new york times. you've seen his biline out front twice in the last 12 hours. the mechanics of tonight's nto stor why it's hard to have an indepeent russia investigation. welcome to the broadcast. matt, we'll begin with you. number one, what's the chance comey can avoid congressional testimony and number two talk about his personal habit, his meticulous note taking and why there's likely more than what we've already seen. >> before today it was very likely we were going to hear