Friends or their community or because of themselves, like, when they take one of these jobs that they are doing something girly. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and indivials. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it was another day in washington that generated more questions than answers, with apparently conflicting statements coming from the white house, fueling the firestorm surrounding the dismissal of the former f. B. I. Dir
Friends or their community or because of themselves, like, when they take one of these jobs that they are doing something girly. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and indivials. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it was another day in washington that generated more questions than answers, with apparently conflicting statements coming from the white house, fueling the firestorm surrounding the dismissal of the former f. B. I. Dir
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Shakespeare Company barred Associations Annual dinner and mock trial. Before we begin the trial please silence all Electronic Devices that may disrupt this evenings proceedings. Photography at tonight at trial is strictly prohibited. Please join me in welcoming chair of the barred association, abbe lowell. [applause] good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight at the annual dinner and mock trial presented by the Shakespeare Theater Company and the barred association, the Affinity Group of lawyers, those associated with the community and those who support the Legal Community to bring the best we can to the stage of this wonderful theater. As you know, tonights performance, tonight at trial is based on a production of 1984 that was presented by the Shakespeare Theater Company a few short months ago and which in turn is based on the 1949, thats right, 1949 book by George Orwell predicting what 1984 might look like. I know you all know the story very we
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. With just 38 hours to go until former fbi director james comey appears before the Senate Intelligence committee, details are coming from multiple news outlets about what we may hear tomorrow and on thursday, including this report tonight from the New York Times with the headline james comey told attorney general sessions, dont leave me alone with trump. The president is preparing to go it alone on what could be the most consequential day of his presidency. All the tv networks are airing that hearing live starting thursday at 10 00 a. M. , and the whole country will be watching as the fbi director the president fired speaks publicly for the first time about being dismissed abruptly last month and about the president s alleged efforts to interfere in that russia investigation. The president was asked about comeys testimony today during a meeting with congressional leaders. I want to thank everybody very much for being here, and lets get to work
The full hour including exclusive reaction from top democrat senator dick durbin when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Breaking news tonight. A blockbuster report from the New York Times since confirmed by nbc news that the president of the United States asked then fbi director james comey to end the bureaus investigation of Michael Flynn according to a memo written by comey. I hope you can let this go, the president reportedly told comey during a meeting in february. On the day after flynn was forced to resign for lying about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador. Immediately after that meeting, comey wrote a memo recounting his conversation with the president according to associates of his. Part of a paper trail comey created, again quoting the times, documents what he perceived as the president s improper efforts to influence a continuing investigation. A close associate of comeys read parts of the memo to a reporter for the times. I hope you c