Another country interfering with our elections. The Intelligence Committee is the best place for that. Reporter even those against a special counsel still like the choice. I dont think appointing a special counsel was necessary but if one was going to be appointed i think bob mueller is an excellent choice. Reporter the man who picked mueller, rod rosestein briefing senators behind closed doors today on his decision to appointment the special counsel and the role of the firing in james comey. It was a counterintelligence investigation before now. It seems to be now a kremlin investigation. In a lunch today with Network Anchors President Trump said the special counsel hurts our country terribly calling the entire investigation a pure excuse by democrats having lost the election. Jonathan the instapoll is active now. What do you think of the finite appointment of a special prosecutor. Is right move . We have joined by brad garrett. Its good to get your appointments on these things. Your
Going. Reporter xaviers cousin said he was like a brother to her 5yearold son. Why . Like, why . He was such a little boy, he doesnt deserve that. Reporter xavier was a kindergarten student in southeast. Its very devastating. Devastating. This tragedy of the young boy that got killed. Reporter what will you tell your children . Be very careful when youre crossing the street. Look both ways. Reporter ahead at 6 00, how the school will help its Young Students deal with death at such an early age, when they return to class tomorrow. Thats the latest from livingston road in southeast, washington. Back to you. Such an awful story. Thank you, chris. And this is an example of why all of us need to be careful about young children, especially as we have warmer weather and longer days. Killed in traffic crashes in 2015, according to the nhtsa, that showed more than 70,000 pedestrians were injured. Among those killed, more than a fifth were children under the age of 14. Leon harris here at the li
Make larry thank you for that. Good luck, mr. Speaker. President trump started the day adding to the drama with the tweet calling the appointment of the special prosecutor the single greatest witch hunt of politician in american history. The situation changing by the minute. This is what happened. Hours after saying that Michael Flynn wouldnt comply with the subpoena the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee correcting himself saying that the panel hadnt gotten a response from flynns lawyers yet. We learned that the former c. I. A. Director john brennan will appear before the house Intelligence Committee next week to talk about the allegations that russia meddled in the u. S. President ial election. Earlier in the day, utah congressman Jason Chaffetz announced he will leave congress june not but it is unclear what the early departure of the head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee means for the investigation. Alison in the midst of all the madness with the in
Minutes just like it should. Remember to listen to wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car. We have breaking news right now, policeinvolved shooting at an apartment complex in Prince Georges County. It started last night on Spring Hill Court in greenbelt. Derrick ward is live with new information. Reporter well, good morning. As you can see, its a relatively calm situation out here right now, but that is a stark contrast to what happened out here about 10 35 last night. Thats when police got a call for someone with a gun here in the 6200 block of Spring Hill Court. And when Greenbelt Police officers got here, they were met with gunfire. Joining me now is George Matthews of the Greenbelt Police department. What happened once the officers got to the scene . The original call was for a person shooting a gun in the area of the 6200 block. By the time the officers it arrive on the scene, the individual evidently worked his way up to the third floor balcony. And the officers were actually ta