Join us. It is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, dc, where Donald Trumps sacking of the fbi director is mired in more confusion and controversy. With the trump has poured scorn on james controversy. With the trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a showboat and grandstand. He has put pressure on the fbi chief, despite admitting his three conversations as to whether he was under investigation and said he claims he would have sacked james comey anyway, despite previously saying he acted on legal advice. This is what he told nbc. He is a showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has beenin showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has been in turmoil. Everybody knows that. You take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual Turmoil Less Tha N year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. It hasnt recovered from that. On monday you left with the Deputy Attorney general. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did was i was going to fire james comey. My decision. You made th
On aggregate to secure their place in the stockholm showpiece, later this month. We are live at manchesters beautiful, glorious, historic Victoria Baths. The pool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. We will have more on the plight of britains glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. And matt has them in a little while. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Another dry day. , but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. Dry day for scotland. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. They include swords, axes and airguns. Some of the cases involved children as young as five. Police chiefs said there had been a worrying increase in young people carrying knives. Andy moore reports. Some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure no weapons are
Reporter we do know that something that President Trump had been considering, what were being told by Senior Administration officials the Deputy Attorney general was confirmed two weeks ago, he had time to look over james comeys turn your, and we have seen the letters which are essentially an indictment of the handling of Hillary Clintons emails. They said they no longer had faith in comeys ability to lead the department, they took this recommendation and he drafted this letter. But theres questions about the timing of this, why this is all happening now, its information that President Trump has celebrated in the past, but its serge not new information. The letter that the president sent to former fbi director comby. Can you explain what it cede said . Reporter i want to read you the portion that i think is
particularly confusing in President Trumps letter to comey, in this hes dismissing him. He said that while i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i a
United states immigration and Customs Enforcement will hold a Press Conference at 2 15 today. Probably not too far away. To announce the results of a highly successful recent gang surge operation. The president has made enforcement of our nations Immigration Law the top priority and todays announcement will under score not only that commitment, but his focus on targeting transnational gangs and prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens who pose a threat to public safety. Also today Secretary Mattis met with the turkish Prime Minister to discuss a range of bilateral Security Issues and the secretary reiterated the United States commitment to protecting our nato allies and both leaders affirmed their support for peace and stability in iraq and syria. One other thing i wanted to point out. Last night obamacare suffered another serious blow as aetna announced its decision to pull out of the nebraska and Delaware Marketplaces which ends their phar teus payings in exchanges
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Reporter immediately there were cracks in the president s conservative base, breitbart dubbed the president amnesty don while ann coulter tweeted, at this point who doesnt want trump impeached . The white house tried to contain the fallout. The president would consider citizenship for the dreamers. Outraging hard liners. Not discussing amnesty. What the Trump Administration is a responsible path forward in immigration reform. That could include legal citizenship over a period of time. Reporter on the ground in florida, the president contradicted that. Were not looking at citizenship, were not looking at amnesty, were looking at allowing people to stay here. Reporter then insisted the wall is coming. The wall to me is vital. If i dont get the wall, then we will be coming to you. Reporter after being left out of the discussion between the president and democratic leaders, House Speaker paul ryan insisted, there was no deal. It was a discussion. Not an agreement or a negotiation. Reporter