Cheering them on. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening, its great to have you with us on this friday. President trump broke his silence on the James Comey Testimony today, spinning comeys mixed bag of conclusions, hunches, and outright allegations into a good day for him and a bad one for the fbi boss he fired. A defiant president today claiming vindication, and saying hes willing to testify under oath about the russia matter, apparently ready to challenge comeys allegation that the president directed him to drop the criminal investigation of his former National Security adviser. Our chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, has details. Reporter President Trump punching back, pitting his word against james comeys, saying he lied and willing to swear to it under oath. 100 . Reporter the president prepared to talk to a special counsel, colin powealling some former fbi directors testimony not true and some of it vindication, he says. Like when comey acknowledged the president was not personally under investigation during his tenure. No collusion, no obstruction. Hes a leaker. And frankly, james comey confirmed a lot of what i said. Some of the things he said just werent true. Reporter like the famous loyalty pledge. Like he asked specifically of loyalty in the context of asking me to stay. I hardly know the man. Im not going to say i want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that . It doesnt make sense. No, i didnt say that, and i didnt say the other. Reporter comey said he felt the president directed him to let go of the investigation into fired National Security adviser michael flynn. I took it as a very disturbing thing, very concerning. Reporter at the moment its he saidhe said. Tapes might settle it if they exist. Something the president alluded to in a tweet last month. Ill tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future. Reporter he didnt say when. Ill tell you about it over a short period of time. When will you tell us over a fairly short period of time. Are there tapes, sir . Youre going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer. Dont worry. Reporter today defiant and aggressive alongside the romanian president , classic Campaign Trump toying with the media look at those hands up there, president. Do you have this in romania, too . I dont know. Reporter leaving for his bedminster home surrounded by his campaign crew. Other 2016 advisers all over tv. What we saw from him today was visible, clear relief and a sense that he could get himself back on offense by saying jim carrey didnt take me down, and a special counsel cant james comey didnt take me down, and a special counsel cant either. Reporter a source close to the president s lawyer tells nbc they plan to file a leak complaint against comey with questions about how much impact it will have. Lester . All right. Hallie jackson at the white house. Thank you. President trump today jumped back into the diplomatic crisis surrounding qatar, a key ally in the fight against isis. Within about an hour of each other today, the president and his own secretary of state appeared to deliver contradictory messages about the u. S. Stance on qatar and the crisis that has left it largely isolated. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell now with more on that. Stop teaching people to reporter today the president accusing a major u. S. Military ally in the war against isis of financing terror. The nation of qatar unfortunately has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level. Reporter slamming what he called qatars extreme ideology. But only an hour earlier, mixed signals. His secretary of state urging calm, even calling on qatars powerful neighbors led by saudi arabia to lift their embargo on qatar. We call on the kingdom of saudi arabia, the united arash emirates, bahrain arab emirates, bahrain, and egypt to ease the blockade against qatar. Reporter Rex Tillerson even saying the blockade is hurting u. S. Military operations. With qatar home to 10,000 u. S. Forces. The blockade is hindering u. S. Military actions in the region and the campaign against isis. Reporter but the pentagon says that is not true. The embargo is not creating problems for the u. S. Military. And more confusing signals since the saudi summit last month. On tuesday, the president siding with the saudis against qatar on twitter. These messages are not in sync, and sometimes when youre not in sync it could cause confusion and dangerous escalation in the region. Reporter the president met with his secretary of state and his defense secretary only yesterday to get on the same page. So far it hasnt worked, though tonight the white house insists there are no differences. Lester . All right, andrea. Thank you. With the white house consumed by a state of near constant controversy, many of the president s marquee promises and the goals of the Republican Party remain unfulfilled. Everything from health care to tax reform to the president s travel ban all incomplete. We get more on that from nbcs peter alexander. Reporter President Trump today flipping through what he calls nonsense paperwork, vowing to cut federal regulations. Its only the first step in renewing americas roads, rails, runways, and rivers. Reporter a first step, but so far no legislative plan to rebuild americas infrastructure. More than four months in, the president s bold agenda is at risk of stalling on multiple fronts. Obamacare is in a total death spiral. Reporter but Health Care Reform which they got through the house is now stuck in the senate. Americans like bob swails are worried. The spoelfemployed ohio mechan has rheumatoid unarthritis, and theres uncertainty over whether his insurance it pulling out. Im afraid if i lose my health care which im quite certain will happen, i might not be able to work. Reporter the president promising tax reform, too. We have also proposed a historic tax cut. Reporter republicans in congress yet to fill in the blanks. We need to get tax reform done sooner than later. Reporter then theres the travel ban. The president initially calling for a 120day pause to review americas vetting. Now 132 days later, its heading to the supreme court. What do you say to folks who say nothings getting done . I think a lots got done. The president has signed 38 bills into law. Theres a lot to work. We look forward to working with congress. Reporter the white house points to promises kept like the nomination of justice gorsuch, the climate accords, and signing of 36 executive orders. Its dawning on a lot of republicans that unless things change radically that theres a real possibility you could go through this entire first year without any major legislative accomplishments. Reporter heading into the summer, the pressure to deliver heating up. Peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. Now to the stunning turn of events involving americas closest ally in the world. Parliamentary elections in the uk that dealt a humiliating blow to Prime Minister theresa may and leaving an uncertain future for her and what comes next. Nbcs bill neely has the high drama tonight in london. Reporter she gambled and lost. Prime minister theresa may humiliated by an election she didnt need to call. I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward. Reporter upset by this man we will win reporter socialist jeremy corbin, britains bernie sanders. He cant high five, he was given no chance until this [ applause ] may lost a 20point lead shed held since Holding Donald trumps hand. Her campaign wooden. Strong and stable leadership strong and stable leadership strong and stable leadership. Reporter this her biggest rally. 200 people. Three weeks ago, she was confident of a landslide. Two terror attacks later, and everything has changed. It wasnt terror or campaign flipflops that hurt her. Shes a liar liar reporter millions disliked her hard edge, and the hard brexit from europe she promised voters. No comprehension of what the real people want. Reporter she may be in office, but theresa may is only just in power. The big question is, for how much longer. From hero to zero, and an embarrassing visit to the queen. It may be her last. May may not last the year. Bill neely, nbc news, london. Back to the shocking allegations in the case of an nsa contractor accused of leaking classified information related to the russia investigation. A judge has now denied bail for that georgia woman after prosecutors claim she may have been planning to disclose much, much more. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the latest. Reporter i want to burn the white house down. Thats what federal prosecutors say 25yearold nsa contractor reality winner wrote in a notebook before she was arrested and accused of leaking classified information to an online news site. Tonight, federal agents are investigating whether she may have stolen more secrets including some on a missing flash drive prosecutors say she inserted into a topsecret computer. The judge citing that as one of the reasons he denied her bail. The government also claims that during a recorded conversation in jail with her mother, winner said, mom, those documents. I screwed up. Documents, plural. I do have a hard time believing it. Reporter earlier her mother described winner as an air force veteran and a yoga instructor. My biggest fear at this time is that they will try to make an example of her. Reporter but she was in tears in a georgia courtroom as prosecutors said her daughter had two faces. Showing a desire to travel to the middle east to meet taliban and al qaeda leaders, accessing the dark web, and setting up a burner email account to send messages undetected. In another phone conversation, winner told her sister that she would cry in court and play the pretty, white, cute card. Winner has pleaded not guilty. Her lawyers say the government is making a mountain out of a molehill. If convicted, she faces up to ten years in prison. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, augusta, georgia. After five days of testimony, the prosecution has rested in the Sexual Assault trial of comedian bill cosby. The question now will cosby take the stand when the defense begins making its case next week. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the latest. Reporter when bill cosbys trial on Sexual Assault charges began, there seemed little chance the comedian would take the stand. Today his spokesman opened the door to the possibility. In a ball game, things change and players are taken out. And sometimes a star player plays, and sometimes they dont. Reporter the last time cosby spoke publicly was in a radio interview in may. I want to get back to the laughter. Reporter in court today, the jury heard evidence that the prosecution says led to the reopening of the american decadeold case. A deposition cosby gave in 2005 talking about how he used prescription quaaludes in the 1970s. The attorney asked, was it in your mind that you were going to use these qualaids for young women, plural, that you wanted to have sex with . Cosby replieded, yes. Andrea constand accuses cosby of drugging and assaulting her in his home in 2004. Cosby says the pills were benadryl, and the sexual contact consensual. The trial now in day five is moving rapidly. Closing arguments are expected early next week. From the defense side, where have they been able to take hits on andrea constands story . Really its the inconsistencies of time and the contacts, ongoing contacts with cosby. Reporter today a response to questions about why cosbys wife camille and their children have yet to make an appearance at the trial. That doesnt say that you dont have the support. What it says is that you want to protect your family from being attacked by this media circus. Reporter the defense Will Stafford calling its own start calling its own witnesses, perhaps bill cosby himself, on monday. Stephanie gosk, norristown, pennsylvania. The heat is on this weekend for some 150 Million People with parts of the midwest and northeast in for the first heat wave of the season. Starting tomorrow, temperatures will be in the 90s in the upper midwest with a heat index nearing a dangerous 100 degrees. The warmth pushes east on sunday with temperatures in the mid 90s for both washington and new york which could last through tuesday. Dramatic images from texas today, the conclusion to a Wild Police Chase on the highway at spees speeds of 100 miles per hour. There was a fiery crash in arlington. A s. W. A. T. Team surrounded with Armored Vehicles surrounded the truck. They drew guns on the driver and took him into custody. Still ahead, unprecedented action from the fda. Why its asking a drugmaker to take a medication off the market, and why that company is pushing back. Also, all for one. How an 8yearold Girls Soccer Team is rallying around her after they say she was unfairly disqualified from playing. Rheumatoid arthritis like me, and youre talking to your rheumatologist about a medication. This is humira. This is humira helping to relieve my pain. And protect my joints from further damage. Humira has been clinically studied for over 18 years. 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