it s good food and good company that keep you warm inside. marie callender s. it s time to savor. we re following breaking news. a crucial healthcare vote delayed in the house of representatives as the president tries to get his own party to fall in line. we re standing by for a closed door meeting of all house republicans at this critical juncture. right now we have cnn s exclusive reporting on the fbi investigation into the trump camp s ties to russian. our correspondents have been digging. what are you learning, pamela?
conversations between president trump and his former fbi director james comey. requests by congress for comey s memos, or any white house tapes that might exist, were declined. a special counsel robert mueller is expected to ask for the very same information. this as comey s actions in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation are in the spotlight once again tonight. the woest woe washington post probe was influenced by what s being called a dubious document, potentially fake memo that may have been part of russia s effort to influence the u.s. election. and ousted national security adviser michael flynn has defied congress once again. denying the house intelligence committee s request for documents about his russia connections. flynn s now expected to be hit with yet another round of subpoenas. so let s get more now on cnn s exclusive reporting on attorney general sessions and his russia contact. cnn s team of reporters with us tonight. manu raju, etvan perez who brok
by. first, let s go to cnn s evan perez and barbara starr with cnn s exclusive reporting on new terrorist bombs hidden in lap tops. evan, let me start with you. what are you learning? u.s. intelligence of law enforcement agencies believe that isis and other terrorist organizations have developed innovative ways to plant explosives in electronic devices that fbi testing shows can evade commonly used airport screening equipment. the concern is heightened because u.s. intelligence is suggesting that terrorist obtain sophisticated airport security equipment to test how to effectively conceal explosives in laptops and other electronic devices. a terror bomb makers have come up with a way to hide explosives in battery compartment but still have the laptop turn on long enough to get past screeners. in december, fbi experts tested variants using different battery and explosive configurations to